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Princeton's WordNet
denseness, dumbness, slow-wittednessnoun
the quality of being mentally slow and limited
Wiktionary
dumbnessnoun
The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism or from an inability to speak.
dumbnessnoun
Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
dumbnessnoun
Refusal or unwillingness to speak.
dumbnessnoun
Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Dumbnessnoun
Etymology: from dumb.
There was speech in their dumbness, language in their very gesture: they looked as they had heard of a world ransomed, or one destroyed. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
To th’ dumbness of the gesture
One might interpret. William Shakespeare, Timon of Athens.’Tis love, said she; and then my downcast eyes,
And guilty dumbness, witness’d my surprize. Dryden.
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dumbness
Dumbness refers to the lack or limit of intellectual capacity, marked by unintelligence or a lack of understanding or insight. It can also refer to the inability or difficulty in speaking due to physical or mental issues. This term is considered offensive when referring to individuals with speech or intellectual disabilities.
Webster Dictionary
Dumbnessnoun
the quality or state of being dumb; muteness; silence; inability to speak
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of dumbness in Chaldean Numerology is: 5
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of dumbness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7
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- StummheitGerman
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