dumbness

noun

Definition of dumbnessnext
1
as in silence
incapacity for or restraint from speaking the determined dumbness of the accountants who tally the votes for the Academy Awards

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2
as in stupidness
the quality or state of lacking intelligence or quickness of mind couldn't believe the dumbness of the people who fell for that scam

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  1. silence
  2. thickness
  3. stupidity
  4. foolishness
  5. density
  6. insanity
Noun
  • There was no braying and shouting that often marks debates in the House of Commons and speeches were considered respectfully and heard in silence.
    BRIAN MELLEY AND PAN PYLAS THE ASSOCIATED PRESS, arkansasonline.com, 30 Nov. 2024
  • The Trotters looked around in silence as the camera lingered on them, and, after a few seconds, crew members could be heard talking in the background.
    Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 28 Nov. 2024
Definition of silence
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  • Amaral began using horsehair as a material in the late 1960s, exploiting its natural stiffness which enabled her to scale up her work, for example with ‘Gran Muro’ (‘Great Wall’) which features strips of different lengths and thicknesses stitched onto a cotton backing.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 29 Oct. 2024
  • One theory is that, even though male athletes tend to be taller and heavier than female athletes, the maximum midsole thickness of 40 millimetres (about 1.6 inches) imposed by World Athletics is the same for everyone.
    Alex Hutchinson, Outside Online, 22 Oct. 2024
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  • That may not be a huge sum of money in a county with an annual operating budget of nearly $5 billion, but it’s got to rank high in sheer stupidity or at least neglect.
    Baltimore Sun Editorial Board, Baltimore Sun, 13 Nov. 2024
  • But in Judge’s intentionally crass lament (which somehow becomes more prescient and troublesome by the day), our rampant national boorishness and stupidity was sort of the point.
    Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2024
Definition of stupidity
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  • And now Duke expects its customers to pay of its foolishness?
    Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Nov. 2024
  • Then after Tyla won Best International Artist, Henson ran through the calendar to recap a year in foolishness.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 30 June 2024
Definition of foolishness
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  • As part of the proposal that the City Council will consider Tuesday, Mahan and Councilmembers Dev Davis and Pam Foley have asked city staff to develop a process with clear submission requirements and objective criteria for evaluating project proposals, such as density levels or housing production.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 1 Nov. 2024
  • Passenger density also adds another layer of difficulty.
    Julie Song, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
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  • This is reminiscent of the famous remark that this is a fine line between genius and insanity.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
  • Then again, believing that to be true might just be what insanity looks like from the inside.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 15 Oct. 2024
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