Definizione monolingua

dumbness

dumbness (uncountable)

1. The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism or from an inability to speak.
2. Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.

   1611 Shakespeare, William [first known show, 15 May 1611; posthumous publication, 1623], Winters Tale, Act 5, Scene 2:

   • There was speech in their dumbness.
3. Refusal or unwillingness to speak.
4. Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.

   1623 Shakespeare, William [posthumous publication], Timon of Athens, Act 1, Scene 1:

   • To the dumbness of the gesture one might interpret.

Definizione dizionario dumbness

mutismo

Altri significati:

Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.

Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.

The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism or from an inability to speak.

Refusal or unwillingness to speak.