Destitute of, unendowed with, or lacking the faculty of speech; naturally or permanently mute or dumb.
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| 释义 | the world > health and disease > ill health > a disease > vocal disorders > [adjective] > dumb (12) speechlessa1000 Destitute of, unendowed with, or lacking the faculty of speech; naturally or permanently mute or dumb. dumbc1000 Destitute of the faculty of speech. deaf and dumb: see deaf, adj. 1e. deaf and dumb?c1225 deaf and dumb: also used absol. (= deaf-mute, adj. n.) and thence attributive, as ‘a deaf-and-dumb alphabet’. mutec1400 Of a person: lacking the power of speech; unable to speak owing to a congenital or pathological condition; dumb. (In quot. 1400 functioning as a… tongueless1447 Without the faculty of voice or speech, dumb, mute; also, without speaking, speechless, silent. voiceless1535 Having no voice; lacking the power or impulse to make vocal sounds; uttering no words or speech; dumb, mute. wordless1648 Unable to speak; lacking the power of speech; (also) lacking words for expression. tongue-tied1707 Having the frænum of the tongue too short, so that its movement is impeded or confined; incapable of distinct utterance from this cause; also… deaf-dumb1822 = deaf-mute, adj. n. deaf-mute1837 adj. Deaf and dumb. utterless1854 Incapable of utterance; speechless. rare. unspeakable1888 U.S. Unwilling or unable to speak. |
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