softheadedness
Lack of sense
Softheadedness is the quality of being foolish or lacking good judgment.
The word implies mental weakness rather than mere ignorance—a soft head can't hold firm thoughts: His softheadedness made him an easy mark for scammers.
The adjective softheaded is more common than the noun.
Uncritical acceptance of claims
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- trustfulnessReadiness to believe others
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
- exploitabilitySusceptibility to misuse
overtrust · unwariness · incautiousness · sucker · pushover · pigeon · patsy · dupe
Lack of intelligence
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
- absurdityWildly illogical quality
inanity · fatuity · thoughtlessness · witlessness · doltishness · asininity · dimness · dullness
Soft, pulpy quality
- sentimentalismExcessive indulgence in emotion
- mawkishnessExaggerated, insincere sentimentality
- tender-heartednessCompassionate emotional sensitivity
- romanticismEmotional, imaginative worldview
emotionalism · bleeding-heart · overindulgence · leniency · permissiveness · indulgence · coddling · pampering
Readiness to accept influence
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- malleabilityCapacity for deformation without breaking
- persuadabilitySusceptibility to argument
- susceptibilityLiability to influence
moldability · receptiveness · compliance · docility · submissiveness · acquiescence · manipulability · spinelessness
credulity
Uncritical acceptance of claims
- naivetyInnocent lack of experience
- trustfulnessReadiness to believe others
- suggestibilityReadiness to accept influence
exploitability · overtrust · unwariness · incautiousness · sucker · pushover · pigeon · patsy · dupe · mark
stupidity
Lack of intelligence
- sillinessFrivolous, absurd behavior
- idiocyExtreme mental deficiency
- senselessnessAbsence of reason or purpose
absurdity · inanity · fatuity · thoughtlessness · witlessness · doltishness · asininity · dimness · dullness · obtuseness
mushiness
Soft, pulpy quality
- sentimentalismExcessive indulgence in emotion
- mawkishnessExaggerated, insincere sentimentality
- tender-heartednessCompassionate emotional sensitivity
romanticism · emotionalism · bleeding-heart · overindulgence · leniency · permissiveness · indulgence · coddling · pampering · spoiling
suggestibility
Readiness to accept influence
- pliabilityAbility to bend easily
- malleabilityCapacity for deformation without breaking
- persuadabilitySusceptibility to argument
susceptibility · moldability · receptiveness · compliance · docility · submissiveness · acquiescence · manipulability · spinelessness · weak-mindedness
softheadednessshrewdness
Keen practical judgment
astuteness · sagacity · acumen · wisdom · intelligence
softheadednesscanniness
Shrewd practical intelligence
worldliness · savviness · tough-mindedness · cynicism · skepticism
soft, head, soften, softness, softening, softer, softest, softhearted, softheaded