DUMBNESS
dumbness
Noun
- The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
- Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
- Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.
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