dumbnesses
Conditions of speechlessness
Dumbnesses is the plural of dumbness, the quality of being dumb.
It can refer to multiple instances of stupidity or foolishness: The dumbnesses of youth catch up with us eventually.
In older usage, dumbness meant inability to speak, so dumbnesses could describe various forms of speechlessness or silence.
Inability to speak
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- wordlessnessLacking verbal expression
- silenceTotal lack of sound
- aphoniaInability to vocalize
inarticulateness · tonguelessness · soundlessness · taciturnity · reticence · uncommunicativeness · mutism · aphasia
Plural foolish actions
- unintelligenceLack of mental capacity
- witlessnessLack of sense
- densenessCrowded or stupid quality
- obtusenessSlowness to understand
dimness · slow-wittedness · thick-headedness · brainlessness · mindlessness · senselessness · foolishness · dullness
speechlessness
Inability to speak
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- wordlessnessLacking verbal expression
- silenceTotal lack of sound
aphonia · inarticulateness · tonguelessness · soundlessness · taciturnity · reticence · uncommunicativeness · mutism · aphasia · inexpressiveness
stupidities
Plural foolish actions
- unintelligenceLack of mental capacity
- witlessnessLack of sense
- densenessCrowded or stupid quality
obtuseness · dimness · slow-wittedness · thick-headedness · brainlessness · mindlessness · senselessness · foolishness · dullness · vacuity
dumbnessesarticulateness
Clarity in verbal expression
eloquence · speech · talkativeness · loquacity · expressiveness
dumbnessesintelligences
Capacities for understanding
brilliances · clevernesses · wits · astuteness · sagacity