Definitions for dumb
dumb

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. dense, dim, dull, dumb, obtuse, slowadjective

   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, dumbadjective

   temporarily incapable of speaking

   "struck dumb"; "speechless with shock"

3. dumbadjective

   lacking the power of human speech

   "dumb animals"

4. dumb, mute, silentadjective

   unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

GCIDERate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dumbadjective

   Lacking intelligence; having poor judgment; stupid; dull-witted; -- of persons.

2. Dumbadjective

   Exhibiting poor judgment or lack of wisdom; leading predictably to unfavorable consequences; -- of actions.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DUMBadjective

   Etymology: דום he was silent; dumbs, Gothick; dumbe, Saxon; dum, Danish; dom, Dutch, dull.

   1. Mute; incapable of speech.

   It hath pleased himself sometime to unloose the very tongues even of dumb creatures, and to teach them to plead in their own defence, lest the cruelty of man should persist to afflict them. Richard Hooker, b. v. s. 8.

   They spake not a word;
   But like dumb statues, or unbreathing stones,
   Star’d each on other. William Shakespeare, Richard III.

   Some positive terms signify a negative idea: blind implies a privation of sight, dumb a denial of speech. Isaac Watts, Logick.

   2. Deprived of speech.

   They sung no more, or only sung his fame;
   Struck dumb, they all admir’d the godlike man. Dryden.

   3. Mute; not using words.

   He is a proper man’s picture; but, alas! who can converse with a dumb show? William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   His gentle dumb expression turn’d at length
   The eye of Eve to mark his play. John Milton, Paradise Lost.

   Her humble gestures made the residue plain,
   Dumb eloquence persuading more than speech. Wentworth Dillon.

   For he who covets gain in such excess,
   Does by dumb signs himself as much express,
   As if in words at length he show’d his mind. John Dryden, Juv.

   Nothing is more common than for lovers to complain, relent, languish, despair, and die in dumb show. Joseph Addison, Spect.

   4. Silent; refusing to speak.

   The good old seer withstood
   Th’ intended treason, and was dumb to blood;
   ’Till tir’d with endless clamours, and pursuit
   Of Ithacus, he stood no longer mute. John Dryden, Æn.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dumb

   Dumb is a single by British R&B group the 411. Released on 23 August 2004, it was included on the group's debut album Between the Sheets (2004). To date, "Dumb" is their highest-charting single, entering and peaking at number three in the UK Singles Chart, losing the number one position to Natasha Bedingfield's "These Words" but beating competition from Sugababes "Caught in a Moment" and Maroon 5's "She Will Be Loved". In other countries, it fared well but failed to reach any top ten position. "Dumb" peaked at number 12 in the Republic of Ireland, as well as the Top 40 in Germany, Australia, Switzerland and Austria. In Germany the song was the theme song for Sex and the City during ProSieben's commercial breaks. The French edition of this tracks, recorded specifically for the French market: "Face À Toi Baby" featuring Mag (featuring the verses from "Dumb" with a special French chorus) is also included in the French version of the album.

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1. dumb

   1) Lacking the power of speech, often due to a medical condition or disability. 2) Lacking intelligence or good judgment; foolish or stupid. 3) Temporarily unable or unwilling to speak. 4) Silent or mute relating to a device or machine that does not produce sound.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dumbadjective

   destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes

2. Dumbadjective

   not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show

3. Dumbadjective

   lacking brightness or clearness, as a color

4. Dumbverb

   to put to silence

5. Etymology: [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. blind. See Deaf, and cf. Dummy.]

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1. Dumb

   "Dumb" is a song by American grunge band Nirvana. It is the sixth song on the band's third studio album In Utero, released in 1993.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Dumb

   dum, adj. without the power of speech: silent: soundless.—v.t. (Shak.) to render dumb.—n.pl. Dumb′-bells, double-headed weights swung in the hands for the purpose of developing the arms, muscles of the chest, &c.—n. Dumb′-cane, a plant of the order Araceæ, aberrant in its almost arborescent character, but agreeing with them in its acridity, which is in none of them more highly developed.—adv. Dumb′ly, in silence: mutely.—ns. Dumb′ness; Dumb′-show, gesture without words: pantomime; Dumb′-wait′er, a movable platform used for conveying food, dishes, &c. at meals: a stand with revolving top for holding dessert, &c.—vs.t. Dumfound′, -er, to strike dumb: to confuse greatly: to astonish.—ns. Dum′merer, a dumb person, esp. a rogue who feigns dumbness; Dum′miness; Dum′my, one who is dumb: a mere tool of another, man of straw: a sham package in a shop: the fourth or exposed band when three persons play at whist.—Strike dumb, to silence with astonishment. [A.S. dumb; Ger. dumm, stupid, Dut. dom.]

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1. DUMB

   What does DUMB stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DUMB acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of dumb in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of dumb in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of dumb in a Sentence

1. Jay Leno:

   I came up in the era when Clinton was horny and Bush was dumb. It was a simpler, funny time. Now it is all race baiting and homophobia and Islamophobia.

2. Scott Walker:

   I'd rather have bland or uncharismatic than dumb or ignorant, or corrupt or any of the other things that they could label other would-be candidates out there. Or old, for that matter.

3. Lori Day:

   The shaming and the anger and the 'you're dumb' kind of stuff that people are doing isn't working, i think it is making people dig in more and it seems to me what has to happen is a different type of dialogue that is a little bit more empathetic and more listening and more saying, 'I understand how you feel and that this is scary.'.

4. Alanis Morissette:

   I didn't realize the degree of which the malapropism would trigger this furor. I think people are up in arms about the idea of being stupid and I'm perfectly aware that there's a big part of me that's very very dumb and very very brilliant - it depends when you catch me - so I don't personally care but I can see it's a big deal for people.

5. Bill Watterson:

   I'm not dumb, I just have a command of thoroughly useless information.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=dumb
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=dumb
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=dumb
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dumb
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/dumb
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=dumb
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=dumb