dumb

English Thesaurus

1. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

similar	:	inarticulate, unarticulate, inarticulate, unarticulate, inarticulate, unarticulate,
definition	:	without or deprived of the use of speech or words (adj.all)

2. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)

similar	:	stupid,
definition	:	lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity (adj.all)

3. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute,
definition	:	a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	muteness, mutism,
definition	:	the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak (noun.state)

4. temporarily incapable of speaking (adj.all)

derivation	:	speechlessness,
definition	:	the property of being speechless (noun.attribute)

5. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)

derivation	:	denseness, dumbness, slow-wittedness,
definition	:	the quality of being mentally slow and limited (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	dullness, obtuseness,
definition	:	the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality,
definition	:	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness,
definition	:	unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training (noun.cognition)

6. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute,
definition	:	a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	muteness, mutism,
definition	:	the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak (noun.state)

7. temporarily incapable of speaking (adj.all)

derivation	:	speechlessness,
definition	:	the property of being speechless (noun.attribute)

8. slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity (adj.all)

derivation	:	denseness, dumbness, slow-wittedness,
definition	:	the quality of being mentally slow and limited (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	dullness, obtuseness,
definition	:	the quality of being slow to understand (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	backwardness, mental retardation, retardation, slowness, subnormality,
definition	:	lack of normal development of intellectual capacities (noun.cognition)

derivation	:	awkwardness, clumsiness, ineptitude, ineptness, maladroitness, slowness,
definition	:	unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training (noun.cognition)