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dumb definition
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Grep of noun dumb deaf-and-dumb person dumb cane dumb show dumbbell dumbness dumbwaiter Overview of adj dumb The adj dumb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (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") 2. speechless, dumb -- (unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock") 3. dumb -- (lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals") 4. dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness) Antonyms of adj dumb 4 senses of dumb Sense 1 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow INDIRECT (VIA stupid) -> smart Sense 2 speechless, dumb INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate Sense 3 dumb INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate Sense 4 dumb, mute, silent INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate Similarity of adj dumb 4 senses of dumb Sense 1 dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow => stupid (vs. smart) Sense 2 speechless, dumb => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate Sense 3 dumb => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate Sense 4 dumb, mute, silent => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate Attributes of adj dumb Familiarity of adj dumb dumb used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 4) Grep of adj dumb deaf-and-dumb dumb dumbfounded dumbfounding Overview of adj dumb The adj dumb has 4 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (9) dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow -- (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") 2. speechless, dumb -- (unable to speak temporarily; "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock") 3. dumb -- (lacking the power of human speech; "dumb animals") 4. dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness)
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