dum Meaning & Definition
What Does Dum Mean?
Dum is used as an adjective meaning Cooked with steam. As an interjection, it means Syllable used when humming a tune.
Dum Definition (Adjective)
- Cooked with steam
Dum as an Interjection
- Syllable used when humming a tune.
Adjective
- Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
- Silent; unaccompanied by words.
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- (especially of a person) Extremely stupid.
You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
- Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.
- Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.
Synonyms of Dum
banalbrainlessdopeyridiculoussillystupidvulgardumbstruckmutespeechlesswordlessfeeble-mindedidioticmoronic
Dum synonyms and antonyms →Dum in a Sentence
His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language.
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You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!
Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another.