screwiness

State of absurdity

Screwiness is the quality of being strange, bizarre, or absurdly off-kilter.

The word carries affection rather than judgment—screwiness is endearing eccentricity, not alarming deviance: the screwiness of his sense of humor, I love the screwiness of old B-movies.

eccentricity

quirkiness

Unusual or unexpected trait

peculiarity · idiosyncrasy · unconventionality · bizarreness · outlandishness · offbeatness · whimsy · freakishness · kinkiness · crankiness

absurdity

zaniness

State of absurd silliness

silliness · ridiculousness · ludicrousness · nonsensicality · daffiness · kookiness · loopiness · battiness · craziness · madcap

disorder

chaos

Complete disorder and confusion

muddle · disorganization · messiness · topsy-turvy · mixed-up · haywire · askew · awry · cockeyed · lopsided

malfunction

glitchiness

Tendency to malfunction unpredictably

unreliability · defectiveness · temperamental · erratic · unpredictable · finicky · faulty · glitchy · buggy · haywire

Categories
Opposites
mental/behavioral normalcy

screwinessnormalcy

State of being typical

normality · sanity · conventionality · ordinariness · typicality

logical coherence

screwinesssensibleness

Practical good judgment

rationality · logic · reasonableness · coherence · lucidity

orderliness

screwinessorderliness

Methodical arrangement of things

tidiness · order · correctness · rightness · neatness

Family

screw, corkscrew, screwed, screwy, screwball, screwdriver, unscrewed, screwing, unscrewing

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G