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dumminess

dumminess noun: the quality of being silly or foolish.

Noun

dumminess (uncountable)

  1. (colloquial) The quality of being silly or foolish.
  2. (archaic) A disease in horses, characterised by immobility and a hanging position of the head, the result of acute encephalitis.
    Synonyms:
    hydrops ventriculi

Synonyms of dumminess

  • hydrops ventriculi

Origin of dumminess

From dummy + -ness.

Questions about dumminess

What does dumminess mean?
Dumminess means the quality of being silly or foolish.
What part of speech is dumminess?
Dumminess is a noun.

Words near dumminess in the dictionary

  1. dummies up
  2. dummified
  3. dummifies
  4. dummify
  5. dummifying
  6. dumminess
  7. dummkopf
  8. dummkopfs
  9. Dumms
  10. dummy
  11. dummy bid

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