1. plural of cloddishness; the quality or state of being cloddish (stupid, dull, or boorish)
Usage: formal; plural form

Examples

• The cloddishnesses of his remarks offended the entire dinner party.
• Her cloddishnesses in social situations made her unpopular among her peers.
• The film satirized the cloddishnesses of rural characters with exaggeration.
• His various cloddishnesses became apparent as the evening progressed.
• The author critiqued the cloddishnesses of the aristocracy in her novel.