dumm — meaning in English
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English meaning
- asinine adj Extremely foolish or lacking common sense.
- brute noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- dull adj Boring; lacking interest or excitement.
- dumb adj Stupid or unintelligent; showing poor judgment.
- foolish adj Lacking good sense; unwise or silly.
- lackwit noun A silly or foolish person, lacking wit.
- silly adjective Foolish or lacking good sense; done or said in a way that invites laughter.
- slight adj Small in degree or amount; minor.
- slow adj Moving, acting, or happening at a low speed; not fast.
- stupid adj Lacking intelligence or common sense.
- witless adjective Lacking intelligence or common sense; foolish.
Senses
dumm is used for these senses in English:
- asinine Very foolish; failing to exercise intelligence or judgement or rationality.
- brute Characteristic of unthinking animals; senseless, unreasoning (of humans). [from 16th c.]
- dull Not bright or intelligent; stupid; having slow understanding.
- dumb (informal, pejorative, especially of a person) Stupid.
- dumb (figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.
- foolish (of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.
- foolish Resembling or characteristic of a fool.
- lackwit Foolish; idiotic or simple-minded.
brute — full definition
- noun A rough, violent, or unthinking person.
- adjective Purely physical, with no reasoning or subtlety involved.
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