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1. a. : lacking intelligence : stupid. pretended to be dumb. b. : showing a lack of intelligence. asking dumb questions. a dumb look on his face. c. : requiring no intelligence. dumb luck. 2. a. : lacking the human power of speech. dumb animals. b. dated, offensive, of a person; see usage paragraph below : lacking the ability to speak : mute. 3.
Dumb definition: lacking intelligence or good judgment; stupid; dull-witted. . See examples of DUMB used in a sentence.
DUMB definition: 1. unable to speak: 2. temporarily unable to speak, for example because you are very surprised or…. Learn more.
Definitions of dumb. adjective. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity. “ dumb officials make some really dumb decisions” synonyms: dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow. stupid. lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity. adjective. lacking the power of human speech. “ dumb animals” synonyms: inarticulate, unarticulate.
adjective. 1. lacking the power of human speech. dumb animals. 2. offensive. lacking the power to speak, either because of defects in the vocal organs or because of hereditary deafness. 3. temporarily lacking or bereft of the power to speak. struck dumb.
Definitions of 'dumb'. 1. Someone who is dumb is completely unable to speak. [offensive] [...] 2. If someone is dumb on a particular occasion, they cannot speak because they are angry, shocked, or surprised. [literary] [...] 3. If you call a person dumb, you mean that they are stupid or foolish.
Definition of dumb – Learner’s Dictionary. dumb. adjective. uk / dʌm / us. dumb adjective (STUPID) Add to word list Add to word list. stupid: a dumb idea / question. He's too dumb to understand. dumb adjective (UNABLE TO TALK) physically unable to talk. dumbly. adverb. Idioms. be struck dumb.
Definition of dumb adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
The senses of stupid, unintellectual, and pointless developed under the influence of the German word dumm (which itself derives from Old High German tumb). From Wiktionary Middle English from Old English
Synonyms for DUMB: silent, speechless, mute, mum, inarticulate, muted, wordless, uncommunicative; Antonyms of DUMB: speaking, communicative, talking, eloquent, articulate, fluent, well-spoken, talkative.
