Dumb — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray

temporarily incapable of speaking

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɪnˈæmɛlɚɹ/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌm/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌm/

1 syllable Say it as /ɪnˈæmɛlɚɹ/.

Examples

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

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dull silent dim obtuse slow speechless mute dense

Parts of Speech

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

Word Forms

denseness	noun	the quality of being mentally slow and limited
dullness	noun	the quality of being slow to understand
dumbness	noun	the quality of being mentally slow and limited
obtuseness	noun	the quality of being slow to understand
slowness	noun	unskillfulness resulting from a lack of training
speechlessness	noun	the property of being speechless
mute	noun	a deaf person who is unable to speak
muteness	noun	the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

dumm

langsam zu lernen oder zu verstehen; mangelnde intellektuelle Schärfe; ; ; - Thackeray

🇫🇷French

idiot

lent à apprendre ou à comprendre; manque d'acuité intellectuelle; ; ; - Thackeray

🇪🇸Spanish

mudo

lento para aprender o comprender; falta de agudeza intelectual; ; ; - Thackeray

🇮🇹Italian

attutire

lento ad apprendere o comprendere; mancanza di acutezza intellettuale; ; ; - Thackeray

🇳🇱Dutch

dom

traag om te leren of te begrijpen; gebrek aan intellectuele scherpte; ; ; - Thackeray

🇵🇹Portuguese

burro

lento para aprender ou compreender; falta de acuidade intelectual; ; ; - Thackeray

🇷🇺Russian

тупой

медленно учиться или понимать; отсутствие остроты ума; ; ; - Теккерей

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूंगा

सीखने या समझने में धीमा; बौद्धिक तीक्ष्णता की कमी; ; ; -ठाकरे

🇧🇩Bengali

বোবা

শিখতে বা বুঝতে ধীর; বৌদ্ধিক তীক্ষ্ণতার অভাব; ; ; - ঠাকর

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊமை

கற்றுக்கொள்ள அல்லது புரிந்து கொள்ள மெதுவாக; அறிவுசார் கூர்மை இல்லாதது; ; ; - தாக்கரே

🇮🇳Telugu

మూగ

తెలుసుకోవడానికి లేదా అర్థం చేసుకోవడానికి నెమ్మదిగా; మేధో తీక్షణత లేకపోవడం; ; ; - థాకరే

🇮🇳Marathi

मुका

शिकण्यास किंवा समजण्यास मंद; बौद्धिक तीक्ष्णतेचा अभाव; ; ; - ठाकरे

🇮🇳Gujarati

મૂંગું

શીખવામાં અથવા સમજવામાં ધીમી; બૌદ્ધિક ઉગ્રતાનો અભાવ; ; ; - ઠાકર

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮೂಕ

ಕಲಿಯಲು ಅಥವಾ ಅರ್ಥಮಾಡಿಕೊಳ್ಳಲು ನಿಧಾನ; ಬೌದ್ಧಿಕ ತೀಕ್ಷ್ಣತೆಯ ಕೊರತೆ; ; ; - ಠಾಕ್ರೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഊമ

പഠിക്കുന്നതിനോ മനസ്സിലാക്കുന്നതിനോ സാവധാനം; ബൗദ്ധിക അക്വിറ്റി അഭാവം; ; ; - താക്കറെ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੂੰਗਾ

ਸਿੱਖਣ ਜਾਂ ਸਮਝਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਹੌਲੀ; ਬੌਧਿਕ ਤੀਬਰਤਾ ਦੀ ਘਾਟ; ; ; - ਠਾਕਰੇ

🇵🇰Urdu

گونگا

سیکھنے یا سمجھنے میں سست؛ دانشورانہ تیکشنتا کی کمی؛ ; ; - ٹھاکرے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

哑的

学习或理解速度慢；缺乏智力敏锐度； ; ; ——萨克雷

🇯🇵Japanese

バカ

学ぶのも理解するのも遅い。知的鋭敏さが欠けている。 ; ; - サッカレー

🇰🇷Korean

멍청한

배우거나 이해하는 데 시간이 오래 걸립니다. 지적 예민함이 부족하다; ; ; - 새커리

🇻🇳Vietnamese

câm

chậm học hoặc hiểu; thiếu trí tuệ nhạy bén; ; ; - Thackeray

🇹🇭Thai

โง่

ช้าในการเรียนรู้หรือเข้าใจ ขาดเฉียบแหลมทางปัญญา ; ; - แท็คเกอเรย์

🇮🇩Indonesian

bodoh

lambat untuk belajar atau memahami; kurang ketajaman intelektual; ; ; - Thackeray

🇵🇭Filipino

pipi

mabagal na matuto o maunawaan; kulang sa intelektwal na katalinuhan; ; ; - Thackeray

🇲🇾Malay

bodoh

lambat untuk belajar atau memahami; kurang ketajaman intelek; ; ; - Thackeray

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

أحمق

بطيء في التعلم أو الفهم؛ الافتقار إلى الحدة الفكرية. ; ; - ثاكيراي

🇮🇷Persian

گنگ

دیر یادگیری یا درک فقدان هوشیاری؛ ; ; - تاکری

🇹🇷Turkish

sersem

öğrenmek veya anlamakta yavaş; entelektüel keskinlikten yoksun; ; ; - Thackeray

🇮🇱Hebrew

מְטוּמטָם

איטי ללמוד או להבין; חסר חדות אינטלקטואלית; ; ; ת'קריי

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