ninnyism
/ˈnɪnɪɪz(ə)m/informal
noun
Behaviour characteristic of a ninny; foolishness; a ninnyish quality or act.
Origin
Early 19th century; earliest use found in The Spirit of the Public Journals. From ninny + ism.
- incredulously
- incredulousness
- increment
- incremental
- incremental backup
- incremental cost
- incrementalism
- incrementalist
- incrementally
- incriminate
- incrimination
- incriminatory
- in-crowd
- incrust
- incrustation
- incubate
- incubation
- incubation period
- incubative
- incubator
- incubatory
- incubous
- incubus
- incudes
- inculcate