Dummy — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a person who does not talk

an ignorant or foolish person

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/ɛnˈæntɪəmˌɔːɹfəs/

🇬🇧British English

/dˈʌmi/

🇮🇳Indian English

/dˈʌmi/

2 syllables Say it as /ɛnˈæntɪəmˌɔːɹfəs/.

Examples

dummy up the books that are to be published
a dummy corporation

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

dope booby pinhead silent person blank shell dummy up dumbbell blank boob

Parts of Speech

noun	a person who does not talk
noun	an ignorant or foolish person
noun	a figure representing the human form
noun	a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
verb	make a dummy of “dummy up the books that are to be published”
adjective	having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function “a dummy corporation”

Word Forms

dopy	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
dopey	adjective	having or revealing stupidity
boob	verb	commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Dummerchen

eine Person, die nicht redet

🇫🇷French

factice

une personne qui ne parle pas

🇪🇸Spanish

ficticio

una persona que no habla

🇮🇹Italian

manichino

una persona che non parla

🇵🇹Portuguese

fictício

uma pessoa que não fala

🇷🇺Russian

дурачок

человек, который не разговаривает

India

🇮🇳Hindi

डमी

एक व्यक्ति जो बात नहीं करता

🇧🇩Bengali

ডামি

একজন ব্যক্তি যে কথা বলে না

🇮🇳Tamil

போலி

பேசாத ஒரு நபர்

🇮🇳Telugu

డమ్మీ

మాట్లాడని వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

डमी

एक व्यक्ती जी बोलत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

બનાવટી

એક વ્યક્તિ જે વાત કરતી નથી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಕಲಿ

ಮಾತನಾಡದ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ഡമ്മി

സംസാരിക്കാത്ത ഒരു വ്യക്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਡਮੀ

ਇੱਕ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਗੱਲ ਨਹੀਂ ਕਰਦਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

ڈمی

ایک شخص جو بات نہیں کرتا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

假的

一个不说话的人

🇯🇵Japanese

ダミー

話さない人

🇰🇷Korean

더미

말을 하지 않는 사람

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đồ giả

một người không nói chuyện

🇹🇭Thai

หุ่นเชิด

คนที่ไม่พูด

🇮🇩Indonesian

contoh

orang yang tidak berbicara

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دمية

الشخص الذي لا يتكلم

🇮🇷Persian

ساختگی

فردی که صحبت نمی کند

🇹🇷Turkish

kukla

konuşmayan kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

דֶמֶה

אדם שלא מדבר

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