Definition of gormless in English:

gormless

adjective ˈɡɔːmləs

British informal

Lacking sense or initiative; foolish.
〈非正式，主英〉愚钝的；被动的；傻的
a constantly grinning, rather gormless boy
Example sentencesExamples
- After all, MacGowan's memoir confirms that, far from a gormless thug, this guy is witty, intelligent… perhaps even a genius.
- But both involved the man in question actually exposing himself to some small amount of danger, even if we, the gormless public, thought it was vastly more.
- Lee is full of adolescent pride - gawky, gormless and increasingly angry.
- Of course when our hero arrives at the abandoned post-office, waiting for him will be an old man and a gormless boy.
- He comes unstuck at the curtain call, where his lack of training shows in a grinning, gormless bow from the waist.
- Shawn, the bridegroom, is played as a gormless buffoon; the real comedy of the earnest, strait-laced coward goes for nothing.
- Perhaps that's the legacy of being the frontman, spending your early teens grinning good-naturedly on gormless kids' TV shows and in gormless pop magazines.
- I can't bear the gormless chatter of the news presenters at any time.
- He looked around in annoyance at being brought back to reality; a plump, gormless looking boy stood in the doorway.
- Whenever the ball is up at the other end of the pitch, you should consolidate this position by standing stock still and staring into space, with a vacant, slightly gormless expression.
- Best known in the UK for his role as Phoebe's gormless younger brother, he has been acting since he was 10.
- To academic historians they were ‘mere entertainment’ - just mindless pap for gormless morons.
- And to top it all off, we end up with a gormless and ridiculous gaze into the sunset.
- He looked so gormless though, with that big brown mark on his face.
- Although there are practical concerns regarding Europe's declining fertility rate, there are bigger concerns that useless people will only raise gormless children.
- Well, they're lazy, adolescent, and a bit gormless.
- Vent your rage at the gormless fools we have stupidly elected.
- It makes a pleasant change to be able to find a parking space with reasonable ease and to see all the way from one end of the supermarket to the other without my view being blocked by gormless people looking for bargains.
- On the downside, Frederick and I agreed that the food was lousy and the staff were generally gormless, but the quality of the attractions is adequate compensation.
- We just hope he's got it right, since it is abundantly obvious that this gormless trio will just go on doing as they are told even if to the eye of a professional builder, it is patently stupid.
Synonyms
stupid, silly, idiotic, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, injudicious, indiscreet, unwise, unintelligent, unreasonable

Derivatives

gormlessly

adverb

British

informal

There in the middle of the ring, floodlit from above was Luigi, staring gormlessly down at the canvas, bereft of an opponent.
Example sentencesExamples
- Come on, smile, nod, don't look so gormlessly bored out of your skull.
- The report prattles on gormlessly.
- It doesn't take a market analyst to surmise that our beer industry is in crisis and staring gormlessly at the bottom of an empty pint glass over what to do about it.
- So look, I'm not making excuses or anything, but if it takes me a couple of seconds of staring at you gormlessly when we meet, it's not because I'm seven shades of stupid.

gormlessness

noun

British

informal

Whatever the reason, the effect was one of utter gormlessness.
Example sentencesExamples
- I try to combat my natural gormlessness by writing to-do lists and by obsessive-compulsive multiple-checking rituals.
- That said, one can't help but be stunned into open-mouthed gormlessness by the sheer quality of their work today.
- Laurie was particularly effective at capturing Bertie's distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness.

Origin

Mid 18th century (originally as gaumless): from dialect gaum 'understanding' (from Old Norse gaumr 'care, heed') + -less.

The original spelling was gaumless formed from dialect gaum ‘understanding’, from Old Norse gaumr ‘care, heed’.

词汇	gormless
释义	Definition of gormless in English: gormless adjective ˈɡɔːmləs British informal Lacking sense or initiative; foolish. 〈非正式，主英〉愚钝的；被动的；傻的 a constantly grinning, rather gormless boy Example sentencesExamples After all, MacGowan's memoir confirms that, far from a gormless thug, this guy is witty, intelligent… perhaps even a genius. But both involved the man in question actually exposing himself to some small amount of danger, even if we, the gormless public, thought it was vastly more. Lee is full of adolescent pride - gawky, gormless and increasingly angry. Of course when our hero arrives at the abandoned post-office, waiting for him will be an old man and a gormless boy. He comes unstuck at the curtain call, where his lack of training shows in a grinning, gormless bow from the waist. Shawn, the bridegroom, is played as a gormless buffoon; the real comedy of the earnest, strait-laced coward goes for nothing. Perhaps that's the legacy of being the frontman, spending your early teens grinning good-naturedly on gormless kids' TV shows and in gormless pop magazines. I can't bear the gormless chatter of the news presenters at any time. He looked around in annoyance at being brought back to reality; a plump, gormless looking boy stood in the doorway. Whenever the ball is up at the other end of the pitch, you should consolidate this position by standing stock still and staring into space, with a vacant, slightly gormless expression. Best known in the UK for his role as Phoebe's gormless younger brother, he has been acting since he was 10. To academic historians they were ‘mere entertainment’ - just mindless pap for gormless morons. And to top it all off, we end up with a gormless and ridiculous gaze into the sunset. He looked so gormless though, with that big brown mark on his face. Although there are practical concerns regarding Europe's declining fertility rate, there are bigger concerns that useless people will only raise gormless children. Well, they're lazy, adolescent, and a bit gormless. Vent your rage at the gormless fools we have stupidly elected. It makes a pleasant change to be able to find a parking space with reasonable ease and to see all the way from one end of the supermarket to the other without my view being blocked by gormless people looking for bargains. On the downside, Frederick and I agreed that the food was lousy and the staff were generally gormless, but the quality of the attractions is adequate compensation. We just hope he's got it right, since it is abundantly obvious that this gormless trio will just go on doing as they are told even if to the eye of a professional builder, it is patently stupid. Synonyms stupid, silly, idiotic, half-witted, witless, brainless, mindless, thoughtless, imprudent, incautious, irresponsible, injudicious, indiscreet, unwise, unintelligent, unreasonable Derivatives gormlessly adverb British informal There in the middle of the ring, floodlit from above was Luigi, staring gormlessly down at the canvas, bereft of an opponent. Example sentencesExamples Come on, smile, nod, don't look so gormlessly bored out of your skull. The report prattles on gormlessly. It doesn't take a market analyst to surmise that our beer industry is in crisis and staring gormlessly at the bottom of an empty pint glass over what to do about it. So look, I'm not making excuses or anything, but if it takes me a couple of seconds of staring at you gormlessly when we meet, it's not because I'm seven shades of stupid. gormlessness noun British informal Whatever the reason, the effect was one of utter gormlessness. Example sentencesExamples I try to combat my natural gormlessness by writing to-do lists and by obsessive-compulsive multiple-checking rituals. That said, one can't help but be stunned into open-mouthed gormlessness by the sheer quality of their work today. Laurie was particularly effective at capturing Bertie's distinctive blend of airy nonchalance and refined gormlessness. Origin Mid 18th century (originally as gaumless): from dialect gaum 'understanding' (from Old Norse gaumr 'care, heed') + -less. The original spelling was gaumless formed from dialect gaum ‘understanding’, from Old Norse gaumr ‘care, heed’.
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