noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English dumbnesse, from dumb + -nesse -ness
1. : the quality or state of being dumb : muteness , silence : inability to speak
2. : stupidity , dullness
noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English dumbnesse, from dumb + -nesse -ness
1. : the quality or state of being dumb : muteness , silence : inability to speak
2. : stupidity , dullness
Webster's New International English Dictionary. Новый международный словарь английского языка Webster. 2012