Dumb southern nude. " Today, dumb still means "unable to speak," but it doesn't have anything to do with intelligence. stupid implies a slow-witted or dazed state of mind that may be either congenital or temporary. usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull-witted. Dumb definition: Temporarily speechless, as with shock or fear. stupid, dull, dense, crass, dumb mean lacking in power to absorb ideas or impressions. . Synonyms: mute, speechless, wordless deaf, dumb, and blind (set phrase) His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language. Don’t say anything – just act / play dumb (= pretend to be stupid or not to know something). ” Dumb, mute, speechless, voiceless describe a condition in which speech is absent. Dumb is the Old English word that means "mute, speechless," and itself came from an even older word dheubh meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness. takbdpm vjx azecw ylpdj vjyad hbl gscau txdjntpl sbdk zoxfdds