slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
dumb
adjective
slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity; ; ; - Thackeray
slow-witted
adjective
retarded in intellectual development
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Europe
🇩🇪German
Dummheit
die Eigenschaft, geistig langsam und eingeschränkt zu sein
🇫🇷French
mutité
la qualité d'être mentalement lent et limité
🇪🇸Spanish
mudez
la cualidad de ser mentalmente lento y limitado
🇮🇹Italian
stupidità
la qualità di essere mentalmente lento e limitato
🇳🇱Dutch
domheid
de kwaliteit van mentaal traag en beperkt zijn
🇵🇹Portuguese
mudez
qualidade de ser mentalmente lento e limitado
🇷🇺Russian
немота
качество умственной медлительности и ограниченности
India
🇮🇳Hindi
गूंगापन
मानसिक रूप से धीमा और सीमित होने का गुण
🇧🇩Bengali
মূকতা
মানসিকভাবে ধীর এবং সীমিত হওয়ার গুণমান
🇮🇳Tamil
ஊமை
மனரீதியாக மெதுவாகவும் மட்டுப்படுத்தப்பட்டதாகவும் இருக்கும் தரம்
🇮🇳Telugu
మూగతనం
మానసికంగా నెమ్మదిగా మరియు పరిమితంగా ఉండే నాణ్యత
🇮🇳Marathi
मूकपणा
मानसिकदृष्ट्या मंद आणि मर्यादित असण्याची गुणवत्ता
🇮🇳Gujarati
મૂંગુંપણું
માનસિક રીતે ધીમી અને મર્યાદિત હોવાની ગુણવત્તા
🇮🇳Kannada
ಮೂಕತನ
ಮಾನಸಿಕವಾಗಿ ನಿಧಾನ ಮತ್ತು ಸೀಮಿತವಾಗಿರುವ ಗುಣಮಟ್ಟ
🇮🇳Malayalam
മൂകത
മാനസികമായി മന്ദഗതിയിലുള്ളതും പരിമിതവുമായ നിലവാരം
🇮🇳Punjabi
ਗੂੰਗਾਪਨ
ਮਾਨਸਿਕ ਤੌਰ 'ਤੇ ਹੌਲੀ ਅਤੇ ਸੀਮਤ ਹੋਣ ਦੀ ਗੁਣਵੱਤਾ
🇵🇰Urdu
گونگا پن
ذہنی طور پر سست اور محدود ہونے کا معیار
East & Southeast Asia
🇨🇳Chinese
愚蠢
精神迟缓和受限的品质
🇯🇵Japanese
愚かさ
精神的に遅く、限界があるという性質
🇰🇷Korean
멍청함
정신적으로 느리고 제한적인 특성
🇻🇳Vietnamese
sự câm lặng
chất lượng của việc chậm chạp và hạn chế về mặt tinh thần
🇹🇭Thai
ความโง่เขลา
คุณภาพของการมีจิตใจที่เชื่องช้าและจำกัด
🇮🇩Indonesian
kebodohan
kualitas mental yang lambat dan terbatas
🇵🇭Filipino
katangahan
ang kalidad ng pagiging mabagal sa pag-iisip at limitado
🇲🇾Malay
kebodohan
kualiti mental yang lambat dan terhad
Middle East
🇸🇦Arabic
البكم
جودة كونك بطيئًا ومحدودًا عقليًا
🇮🇷Persian
گنگ بودن
کیفیت کند بودن ذهنی و محدود بودن
🇹🇷Turkish
aptallık
zihinsel olarak yavaş ve sınırlı olmanın niteliği
🇮🇱Hebrew
אֵלֶם
האיכות של להיות איטי ומוגבל נפשית
Test Yourself1 / 3
What is the primary definition of the word 'dumbness'?
The primary meaning of 'dumbness' is 'the quality of being mentally slow and limited'.
Which of the following sentences uses the word 'dumbness' in a grammatically correct way?
Using 'dumbness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.
In which domain is the word 'dumbness' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?
'dumbness' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.
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