Of things or actions: Not characterized by or attended with speech or vocal utterance. dumb crambo: see crambo, n. 1b. See also dumb show, n.

Characterized or marked by silence or absence of speech; performed, made, experienced, etc., in silence or without speaking.

figurative of silence, night, etc.

Of a person: not uttering a word; not speaking, silent, speechless. Of a feeling, emotional state, etc.: characterized by silence.

Probably: inarticulate, speechless.

Marked or characterized by absence of speech; free from, unaccompanied or undisturbed by, speech.

Mute, speechless; = elingued, adj.