dotty
1 of 2adjective (1)
dot·ty ˈdä-tē 
dottier; dottiest
1
a
: mentally unbalanced : crazy
b
: amiably eccentric
a dotty old relative
2
: being obsessed or infatuated
dotty fans
3
: amusingly absurd : ridiculous
dotty traditions
dottily
ˈdä-tə-lē
adverb dottiness
ˈdä-tē-nəs
noun dotty
2 of 2adjective (2)
: composed of or marked by dots
Synonyms
Adjective (1)
- absurd
- asinine
- balmy
- brainless
- bubbleheaded
- cockeyed
- crackpot
- crazy
- cuckoo
- daffy
- daft
- dippy
- fatuous
- featherheaded
- fool
- foolish
- half-baked
- half-witted
- harebrained
- inept
- insane
- jerky
- kooky
- kookie
- loony
- looney
- lunatic
- lunkheaded
- mad
- nonsensical
- nutty
- preposterous
- sappy
- screwball
- senseless
- silly
- simpleminded
- stupid
- tomfool
- unwise
- wacky
- whacky
- weak-minded
- witless
- zany
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Word History
Etymology
Adjective (1)
alteration of Scots dottle fool, from Middle English dotel, from doten
First Known Use
Adjective (1)
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a
Adjective (2)
1860, in the meaning defined above
dottiness
noun
as in insanity
lack of good sense or judgment the irrepressible dottiness of her aunt was actually rather endearing Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- insanity
- madness
- simplicity
- daftness
- absurdity
- wackiness
- fatuousness
- zaniness
- witlessness
- preposterousness
- silliness
- nuttiness
- unwisdom
- lunacy
- foolishness
- craziness
- balminess
- brainlessness
- fatuity
- imbecility
- inanity
- obtuseness
- dopiness
- idiocy
- folly
- stupidness
- stupidity
- nonsensicalness
- dullness
- oafishness
- kookiness
- senselessness
- simpleness
- dippiness
- unreasonableness
- feeblemindedness
- simplemindedness
- asininity
- irrationality
- slowness
- denseness
- weirdness
- ridiculousness
- dulness
- mindlessness
- dumbness
- vacuity
- doltishness
- ludicrousness
- fallacy
- gormlessness
- dim-wittedness
- laughableness
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- sanity
- sagacity
- wisdom
- soundness
- prudence
- sensibleness
- logicality
- rationality
- validity
- sapience
- reasonableness
- sagaciousness
- perception
- insight
- reasonability
- sageness
- logicalness
- discernment
- percipience
- rationalness
- strike in
- strike into
- strike it rich
- strike joint
- strike measure
- strike note
- strike off
- strike on
- strike on/upon
- strike out
- strike pan
- strike pay
- strike pay dirt
- strike plate
- strike price
- strike shift
- strike someone as
- strike someone dead
- strike someone's fancy
- strike tone
- strike up
- strike up a conversation
- strike upon
- strike valley
- strike while the iron is hot