dumbness
English
noun
Definitions
- The state of being dumb or mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
- Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
- Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.
- (informal) The quality of being stupid or foolish.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dombenesse inherited from Old English dumbnes suffix from English dumb (unable to speak).
Origin
English
dumb
Gloss
unable to speak
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bedumb English
- dumb English
- dumb bomb English
- dumb fuck English
- dumb fucker English
- dumbass English
- dumbassed English
- dumbbell English
- dumbbutt English
- dumbcane English
- dumben English
- dumbhead English
- dumbhood English
- dumbie English
- dumbification English
- dumbify English
- dumbish English
- dumbling English
- dumbly English
- dumbnut English
- dumbo English
- dumbphone English
- dumbshit English
- dumbstruck English
- dumbwaiter English
- dummy English
- fandumb English
- semidumb English
- dumb Old English
- dumbnes Old English
- dombenesse Middle English
- dumb Middle English