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dumb

/dˈʌm/ · 1 syllable

Meaning

adjective

  1. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity- Thackeray
    “so dense he never understands anything I say to him”
  2. temporarily incapable of speaking
    “struck dumb”
  3. lacking the power of human speech
    “dumb animals”
  4. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Synonyms for dumb

Words that rhyme with dumb

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