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Gormless vs Unwise - What's the difference?

gormless | unwise |

As adjectives the difference between gormless and unwise

is that gormless is (chiefly|uk|of a person) lacking intelligence, sense or understanding; foolish while unwise is not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.

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

    unwise

    English

    Adjective

    (er)
  • Not wise; defective in wisdom; injudicious; indiscreet; foolish.
    • unwise''' man; '''unwise''' kings; '''unwise measures

    Antonyms

    * wise