Dumb
21dumb — [[t]dʌm[/t]] 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.” The noun dummy in the sense “a person who… …
22dumb — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old High German tumb mute Date: before 12th century 1. a. lacking the human power of speech < dumb animals > b. of a person, often offensive lacking the ability to speak 2.… …
23dumb — adj. 1 unable to speak VERBS ▪ be ▪ become, be struck ▪ They were struck dumb with amazement. PREPOSITION ▪ with …
24dumb — adj. (colloq.) (esp. AE) stupid 1) to play dumb 2) dumb to + inf. (it was dumb of you to say that) * * * [dʌm] (colloq.) (esp. AE) [ stupid ] to play dumb dumb to + inf. (it was dumb of you to say that) …
25dumb — [OE] The notion underlying dumb is of ‘sensory or mental impairment’. It goes back to a nasalized version of prehistoric Indo European *dheubh , denoting ‘confusion, stupefaction, or dizziness’, which was also the ultimate source of English deaf …
26dumb — /dʌm / (say dum) adjective 1. without the power of speech. 2. bereft of the power of speech temporarily: dumb with astonishment. 3. that does not speak or is little addicted to speaking. 4. made, done, etc., without speech. 5. lacking some usual… …
27dumb — [OE] The notion underlying dumb is of ‘sensory or mental impairment’. It goes back to a nasalized version of prehistoric Indo European *dheubh , denoting ‘confusion, stupefaction, or dizziness’, which was also the ultimate source of English deaf …
28Dumb — may refer to: Muteness, the condition of being unwilling or unable to speak Stupidity, a lack of intelligence Dumb (song), a 1993 song by the band Nirvana from the album In Utero Dumb (The 411 song), a 2004 song by the group The 411 Dumb , a 1998 …
29dumb — I (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Unable to speak] Syn. silent, mute, voiceless, speechless, inarticulate, wordless, quiet, mum, aphonic, deaf and dumb*; see also mute 1 , quiet 2 . 2. [Temporarily speechless] Syn. speechless, tongue tied, dumbstruck,… …
30dumb — adjective 1》 unable to speak, typically because of congenital deafness. ↘(of animals) unable to speak as a natural state. ↘temporarily unable or unwilling to speak. 2》 informal, chiefly N. Amer. stupid. 3》 (of a computer terminal) having… …
