dumbness
noun
ElementaryNot in standard dictionaries
1
The state of being mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
2
Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
3
Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.
4
The quality of being stupid or foolish.
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