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stom.

mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined

4 characters1 syllables approx.Nederlands language

Meaning & usage

adj/stɔm/
  1. mute, unable to speak, as medical condition or species-determined

  2. speechless; soundless, silent

  3. wordless, non-verbal

    Spotprenten leveren vaak stomme kritiek.
  4. mentally dulling, soul-killing

  5. stupid, dumb

  6. foolish, senseless, piteous

  7. in compounds essentially reinforcing the sense

Where this word comes from

From Middle Dutch stom, from Old Dutch stum, from Proto-West Germanic *stumm, from Proto-Germanic *stummaz. Cognate with German stumm, Old Saxon stum.

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