DOTTINESS


Meaning of DOTTINESS in English

]ēnə̇s, ]in- noun

( -es )

Etymology: dotty (II) + -ness

1. : unsteadiness of gait

2.

a. : feeblemindedness , craziness

was already showing such symptoms of future dottiness as … greeting oak trees as old friends — Time

b. : droll eccentricity

Webster's New International English Dictionary.      Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster.