bovinity

/boʊˈvɪnɪti/
noun
  1. The quality or state of being like a cow or ox; slowness, dullness, or patient, unthinking behavior.
    • His bovinity was evident as he stood motionless in the rain, waiting for the bus.
    • There was a certain bovinity in the way the crowd accepted the long delay without complaint.
    • The teacher tried to shake the class out of its bovinity with a lively discussion.
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