- DUMB Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The term dumb as a descriptor for someone lacking the ability to speak was once common, and from the early 19th century, it featured in the names of schools and advocacy organizations
- DUMB Definition Meaning | Dictionary. com
Dumb definition: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted See examples of DUMB used in a sentence
- DUMB | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary
DUMB definition: 1 unable to speak: 2 temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or… Learn more
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Definition of dumb adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more
- Dumb Definition Meaning | Britannica Dictionary
DUMB meaning: 1 : not showing or having good judgment or intelligence stupid or foolish; 2 : not requiring or resulting from intelligence
- Dumb - Definition, Meaning Synonyms | Vocabulary. com
Dumb is the Old English word that means "mute, speechless," and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness " Today, dumb still means "unable to speak," but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence
- Dumb - definition of dumb by The Free Dictionary
dumb (dʌm) adj -er, -est, v usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull-witted ”
- dumb - Wiktionary, the free dictionary
Adjective dumb (comparative dumber, superlative dumbest) (dated) Unable to speak; lacking power of speech synonyms quotations Synonyms: mute, speechless, wordless deaf, dumb, and blind (set phrase) His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language
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