Definition: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Similar words: unarticulate, inarticulate
Definition: without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Usage: inarticulate beasts; remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal; inarticulate with rage; an inarticulate cry
Synonyms: dumb
Definition: lacking the power of human speech
Usage: dumb animals
Similar words: unarticulate, inarticulate
Definition: without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Usage: inarticulate beasts; remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal; inarticulate with rage; an inarticulate cry
Synonyms: dumb, speechless
Definition: temporarily incapable of speaking
Usage: struck dumb; speechless with shock
Similar words: unarticulate, inarticulate
Definition: without or deprived of the use of speech or words
Usage: inarticulate beasts; remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal; inarticulate with rage; an inarticulate cry
Synonyms: dim, dense, dull, dumb, obtuse, slow
Definition: slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity
Usage: so dense he never understands anything I say to him; never met anyone quite so dim; although dull at classical learning, at mathematics he was uncommonly quick- Thackeray; dumb officials make some really dumb decisions; he was either normally stupid or being deliberately obtuse; worked with the slow students
Similar words: stupid
Definition: lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity