Definition
The quality or state of being unable to speak, or the quality of being stupid or foolish.
Etymology
From 'dumb' plus '-ness' suffix to create an abstract noun; the oldest meaning (inability to speak) is now rare, replaced by 'stupidity' in common usage.
Kelly Says
This word shows language evolution perfectly: 'dumbness' once meant literal muteness, then the meaning of 'dumb' shifted to 'stupid,' and now the old literal meaning sounds almost archaic.
Translations
CACatalà
estupidesa
es-too-pee-deh-sa
CSČeština
hloupkost
hloup-kost
DEDeutsch
Dummheit
doom-hayt
ELΕλληνικά
ανοησία
ah-no-hee-see-ah
ESEspañol
tontería
ton-tee-ria
FAفارسی
بی خردی
bee-kh-ree-dee
FRFrançais
bétise
bay-tees
HEעברית
טיפשות
tee-p-shoot
HIहिन्दी
मूर्खता
moor-kh-taa
HUMagyar
butaság
boo-ta-sagh
IDBahasa Indonesia
bodoh
bo-doh
ITItaliano
stupidità
stoo-pee-dee-ta
KKKK
білімсіздік
bee-lee-m-see-z-dee-k
KO한국어
어리석음
eo-ri-seok-eum
MRMR
अल्प बुद्धिमत्ता
al-pa-boo-d-hee-mat-ta
MSBahasa Melayu
bodoh
bo-doh
NLNederlands
domheid
dom-hayt
PLPolski
głupota
gloo-po-ta
PTPortuguês
tolice
toh-lee-seh
RORomână
nebunie
neh-boo-nee
RUРусский
глупость
glo-post'
SVSvenska
dumhet
doom-het
SWKiswahili
ujinga
oo-jee-nga
TAதமிழ்
மனவளம்
mana-valam
TEతెలుగు
మందపాటు
man-da-pa-too
THไทย
ความโง่
kwan-muan-goh
TLTL
katangahan
ka-tang-ha-han
TRTürkçe
körüklük
kor-oo-kloo-k
UKУкраїнська
глупота
glo-pota
VITiếng Việt
tư tưởng ngu xuẩn
too-m-oong ngoo-zhuan