Definition of dumb Dumb
/dʌˈm/ - [dum] - dumb
We found 18 definitions of dumb from 5 different sources.
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What does dumb mean?
WordNet
Adjectivedumb, dumber, dumbest |
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| dumb - unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | ||
| mute, silent | ||
| inarticulate, unarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" | ||
| dumb - lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals" | ||
| dumb - slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; "so dense he never understands anything I say to him"; "never met anyone quite so dim"; "although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick"- Thackeray; "dumb officials make some really dumb decisions"; "he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse"; "worked with the slow students" | ||
| dense, dim, dull, obtuse, slow | ||
| stupid lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity | ||
| dumb - temporarily incapable of speaking; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock" | ||
| speechless | ||
| inarticulate, unarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- dumb (Verb)
To silence. - dumb (Verb)
To make stupid. - dumb (Verb)
To represent as stupid. - dumb (Verb)
To reduce the intellectual demands of. - dumb (Adjective)
Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. - dumb (Adjective)
Extremely stupid. - dumb (Adjective)
Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- dumb (a.)
Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. - dumb (a.)
Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show. - dumb (a.)
Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color. - dumb (v. t.)
To put to silence.
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Unable to speak; lacking power of speech. -
dumb
Marked by lack of intellectual acuity or somewhat mentally limited.
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