What does sottishness mean?
Definitions for sottishness
sot·tish·ness
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Princeton's WordNet
sottishnessnoun
stupefaction from drink
sottishnessnoun
lack of restraint in use of alcohol
Wiktionary
sottishnessnoun
The state or condition of being sottish.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Sottishnessnoun
Dullness; stupidity; insensibility.
Etymology: from sottish.
Few consider what a degree of sottishness and confirmed ignorance men may sin themselves into. Robert South, Sermons.
No sober temperate person can look with any complacency upon the drunkenness and sottishness of his neighbour. South.
The first part of the text, the folly and sottishness of Atheism, will come home to their case; since they make such a noisy pretence to wit and sagacity. Richard Bentley, Sermons.
ChatGPT
sottishness
Sottishness refers to the state or behavior of being a sot, which means being a habitual drunkard. It is characterized by excessive consumption of alcohol leading to a drunken, foolish or idiotic state.
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of sottishness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of sottishness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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