dumb
Unable to speak; lacking power of speechUnable to speak; lacking power of speech.
» It was just a dumb mistake.
Це була лише ідіотська помилка.
Meaning
11 senses(dated)Unable to speak; lacking power of speech.
deaf, dumb, and blind
His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
lacking the power of human speech
(dated)Having no input or voice in running things.
(dated, usually)Unaccompanied by words or speech, silent, wordless.
dumb show
(dated)Not producing any sound, silent.
(derogatory, especially, informal)Stupid.
You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
dumm, idiotisch
тупо́йtupój, глу́пыйglúpyj, дурно́йdurnój
(figuratively)Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!
Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.
sinnlos, dümmlich, dumm
бессмы́сленныйbessmýslennyj
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Lacking some functionality or property ordinarily characteristic of its kind.
Not equipped with intelligent behavior or processing capabilities of its own.
(dated)An intensifier expressing contempt; damn, damned.
(archaic)Not talkative; taciturn or unwilling to speak.
(obsolete, rare)Lacking brightness or clearness as a colour; dim, dull.
Examples
371 sentencesIt was just a dumb mistake.
Це була лише ідіотська помилка.
How can people be so dumb?
Як люби можуть бути такими дурними?
Tom is always asking dumb questions.
Том завжди ставить ідіотські запитання.
deTom stellt immer blöde Fragen.
Tom is pretty dumb, isn't he?
Том доволі тупий, еге ж?
Tom is pretty dumb.
Том доволі тупий.
Translations
8 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 2
Origin
From Middle English dumb (“silent, speechless, mute, ineffectual”), from Old English dumbFrom Middle English dumb (“silent, speechless, mute, ineffectual”), from Old English dumb (“silent, speechless, mute, unable to speak”), from Proto-West Germanic *dumb, from Proto-Germanic *dumbaz (“dull, dumb”), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”).
A minced oath of damn.
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Forms
dumber/more dumb, dumbest/most dumbSynonyms
136 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
69 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
Collocations
7 patterns- a dumb question
- the dumbest thing
- dumb question
- dumbest thing
- play dumb
- was a dumb
- really dumb