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I find it very endearing when a girl is dorky because it takes a very brave person to act that way in front of people. And in every girl that I've been attracted to, I recognize the dorkiness about her because I think I have some in me. That makes me feel a lot more comfortable with her.
Justin Deeley

Meaning of "dorkiness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DORKINESS

dorkiness  [ˈdɔːkɪnəs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DORKINESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Dorkiness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DORKINESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Dork

Dork is a slang word for a stupid or inept person. Dork may also refer to: ▪ Vulgar slang for "penis" ▪ Dork Sahagian, Armenian-American climate scientist ▪ Australasian snapper, a species of sparidae fish sometimes called "dork" ▪ Dork, an album by AFI ▪ Dork: The Incredible Adventures of Robin ‘Einstein' Varghese, a novel by Sidin Vadukut ▪ Informal/slang term for the BMW Z3/M Coupe...

Definition of dorkiness in the English dictionary

The definition of dorkiness in the dictionary is the quality or character of a dork.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DORKINESS


achiness
ˈeɪkɪnəs
blockiness
ˈblɒkɪnəs
chalkiness
ˈtʃɔːkɪnəs
chunkiness
ˈtʃʌŋkɪnəs
cliquiness
ˈkliːkɪnəs
corkiness
ˈkɔːkɪnəs
crankiness
ˈkræŋkɪnəs
creakiness
ˈkriːkɪnəs
flakiness
ˈfleɪkɪnəs
flukiness
ˈfluːkɪnəs
forkiness
ˈfɔːkɪnəs
freakiness
ˈfriːkɪnəs
funkiness
ˈfʌŋkɪnəs
geekiness
ˈɡiːkɪnəs
larkiness
ˈlɑːkɪnəs
leakiness
ˈliːkɪnəs
milkiness
ˈmɪlkɪnəs
pawkiness
ˈpɔːkɪnəs
pickiness
ˈpɪkɪnəs
quakiness
ˈkweɪkɪnəs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DORKINESS

doree
Dorgon
dorhawk
Dorian
Doric
doridoid
dories
doris
dorize
dork
Dorking
Dorkland
Dorklander
dorky
dorlach
dorm
dormancy
dormant
dormer
dormer window

WORDS THAT END LIKE DORKINESS

agribusiness
big business
bulkiness
business
cleanliness
cleanliness is next to godliness
comeliness
dizziness
do the business
e-business
emptiness
family business
fitness
friendliness
happiness
holiness
laziness
loneliness
loveliness
readiness
timeliness

Synonyms and antonyms of dorkiness in the English dictionary of synonyms

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Translation of «dorkiness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DORKINESS

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The translations of dorkiness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «dorkiness» in English.

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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
510 millions of speakers

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380 millions of speakers
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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Dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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dorkiness
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Dorkiness
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dorkiness
80 millions of speakers

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dorkiness
75 millions of speakers

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गोमंतपणा
75 millions of speakers

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dorkiness
70 millions of speakers

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dorkiness
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dorkiness
50 millions of speakers

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dorkiness
40 millions of speakers

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dorkiness
30 millions of speakers
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dorkiness
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

Dorkiness
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

dorkiness
10 millions of speakers
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dorkiness
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Trends of use of dorkiness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DORKINESS»

The term «dorkiness» is regularly used and occupies the 106.028 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DORKINESS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about dorkiness

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QUOTES WITH «DORKINESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word dorkiness.
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Justin Deeley
I find it very endearing when a girl is dorky because it takes a very brave person to act that way in front of people. And in every girl that I've been attracted to, I recognize the dorkiness about her because I think I have some in me. That makes me feel a lot more comfortable with her.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DORKINESS»

Discover the use of dorkiness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to dorkiness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Mother Jones Magazine
IMPOLITIC. Congressional. Democrats—. and. the. press—. learn. from. the. president. how. to. achieve. dorkiness. ASHINGTON, D.C.— THE FORTY-FIRST president of the United States is not having a happy effect upon your nation's capital.
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Television Without Pity: 752 Things We Love to Hate (and ...
DORKINESS, TV SIGNIFIERS OF 81 ignores the advice of best friend Vinnie ( Max Casella), who not only doesn't have Doogie's genius IQ but may not even tip the scale with triple digits. You'd never know that the show only ran for four ...
Tara Ariano, Sarah D. Bunting, 2006
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A Different Day, a Different Destiny
His dorkiness was to an Olympic Gold standard. He was wearing his new mourning clothes. His black trousers were way too big for him, and were held up with suspenders and a belt. Worse, his tall black hat was draped by a black crape cloth ...
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Quarterly Essay 4 Rabbit Syndrome: Australia and America
Pearson gets tangled on this because he wants to paint me as a dis- dainer of Howard - hence his belief that I am being "snobbish" about the dorkiness of Howard's walkabout photo-ops. But clearly I was not talking about the fact of that  ...
Don Watson, 2001
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The Cupcake Diaries: Alexis Cool as a Cupcake
CHAPTER 3 The Commandments of Cool My parents banned the topics of dorkiness and the FBLA for the rest of dinner, but it didn't leave us much to talk about since that was all that was on my mind, anyway. Afterwards, I retreated to my ...
Coco Simon, 2013
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YouTube and Video Marketing: An Hour a Day
... media attention in September 2006 when it was outed as a hoax by Los Angeles Times reporter Richard Rushfield. As Figure 4-2 illustrates, "First Blog I Dorkiness Prevails" had more than 3.5 million views when this screen shot was taken.
Greg Jarboe, 2011
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Double Dork Diaries #2: Pop Star; Skating Sensation
A special bumper edition of dorkiness featuring books three and four in the bestselling DORK DIARIES series!
Rachel Renée Russell, 2013
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Adorkable
Every single last word, comma, semi-colon and full stop. i denounce dorkiness. Dorkiness and i have broken up. We've decided to divorce due to irreconcilable differences. Does dorkiness automatically make you a better person? Does being  ...
Sarra Manning, 2012
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Double Dork Diaries
A special bumper edition of dorkiness featuring the first two books in the bestselling DORK DIARIES series!
Rachel Renee Russell, 2011
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The Father's Guide: To Birth, Babies and Loud Children
Chapter. Eleven. The. Automotive. King. Of. Double. Dorkiness. Like many males, I secretly had hoped to complete the trifecta of male immaturity by somehow, someway, someday adding "Harley owner" to a resume that already included ...
Jim Hoehn, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DORKINESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term dorkiness is used in the context of the following news items.
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Dar Williams Tunes Up “FM Radio” To Glide (INTERVIEW)
“Totally,” Dar agrees when I point out the dorkiness of the band guy. “He's not in a band. He wants to be in a band so what he does is he goes ... «Glide Magazine, Jul 15»
2
'Pirate' brings on waves of fun
Of particular note are Horvath, who's once more terrific as the goofball Braid Beard; Hauskins, who gooses laughs from the dorkiness of Swill, ... «Quad City Times, Jun 15»
3
ROCK MUSIC MENU: Van Halen strife erupts before lengthy tour
... could lie in Klosterman, a textbook music journalist who uses linguistic gymnastics to gloss over both his incredible dorkiness and unlikability. «The Delaware County Daily Times, Jun 15»
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SoloCam: Selfie Stick for wannabe News Anchors
Announce your own dorkiness: SoloCam is the Selfie Stick for wannabe news anchors. Rob Jackson Jun 23rd 2015 by Rob Jackson. solocam-selfie-stick. «Phandroid.com, Jun 15»
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LOLZ! Ryan Reynolds' Hilariously Lame Yearbook Quote
I'm picturing a guy who's flirty, funny, but also one who veers into dorkiness. But I probably would've loved him anyway. Tell me, lambs, what ... «Gossip Girl, Jun 15»
6
EVAN THOMAS: The unseen human side of Richard Nixon
Jeb Bush, for instance, should not try to hide his natural and endearing dorkiness. Marco Rubio needs not to worry too much about looking ... «Washington Times, Jun 15»
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9 Awful Confederate Flag Merchandise Items You Can Still Buy (But …
Cell Phone Case. Not sure what's worse — the Confederate flag imagery or the dorkiness of this cell phone case. Images: Amazon, eBay, Proud Rebel ... «Bustle, Jun 15»
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Stunned that high school's over, but ready for the next step
So I stayed in the car, to spare him any dorkiness by association. And as I watched him fist-bumping his friends after a summer apart, ... «Bucks County Courier Times, Jun 15»
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Taylor Swift's new rules for power dressing
... as well as being incredibly business minded, Taylor has managed to cast aside her natural (and very obvious) dorkiness to take her place at ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jun 15»
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The Legend of Korra Newbie Recap: "And the Winner Is..."
Far from appreciating the dorkiness exhibited by Amon, essentially, going after the Super Bowl (doooorrrrrrkkkkk), Korra goes all “YOU ... «The Mary Sue, Jun 15»

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« EDUCALINGO. Dorkiness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/dorkiness>. Apr 2024 ».
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