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Dumbness

Dumbness meaning

The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak. | Muteness, silence; abstention from speech. | Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.

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Example sentences (3)

Regarding intelligence, koalas have the smallest brain-to-body ratio, an aspect that contributes to their dumbness.

He preserves his peace of mind by thinking of the incident as a mere mistake that she made owing to her dumbness, one of her most endearing feminine traits.

Such encounters could be dangerous, bringing dumbness, besotted infatuation, madness or stroke to the unfortunate human.