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Gormless vs Chinless - What's the difference?

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Gormless is a synonym of chinless.


As adjectives the difference between gormless and chinless

is that gormless is (chiefly|uk|of a person) lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish while chinless is without a (pronounced) chin.

gormless

English

Alternative forms

* gaumless, gawmless

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • (chiefly, UK, of a person) Lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish.
  • *
    • Did I ever look so stupid: so gormless as Joseph calls it?
  • * 1988 , , page 4:
    • But Mr. and Mrs. Wormwood were both so gormless and so wrapped up in their own silly little lives that they failed to notice anything unusual about their daughter.
  • * 1990 , , page 171:
    • There was a sort of gormless unstoppability about him that she found rather fascinating.
  • * , chapter 8, The Wedding, Auntie Muriel , page 141:
    • “Hmm. Made an excuse, did he? Not as gormless as he looks in press photographs, then. […]”

    Synonyms

    * (lacking intelligence) dull, slow, stupid; inexperienced, naive

    Derived terms

    * gormlessly, gormlessness

    chinless

    English

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Without a (pronounced) chin.
  • Having a weak or indecisive character; ineffectual or dim-witted.

    • Synonyms

    * gormless

    Derived terms

    * chinless wonder