• more Thesaurus
  • Definition
    • 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|dumb officials make some really dumb decisions|he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse|worked with the slow students

    • dumb :temporarily incapable of speaking
      • struck dumb|speechless with shock

    • dumb :lacking the power of human speech
      • dumb animals

    • dumb :unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

      • {{t.term}} - {{t.type}}
    • Derivative