Word: dumbness
Part of speech: Noun
Syllables: dumb
ness
Definition: The state of being dumb or mute: that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
Morphemes:
Affix: dumb
Language: en
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").
Affix: -ness
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Appended to words of other parts of speech to form nouns (often nonce words or terms in philosophy) meaning the state/quality/measure of the idea represented by these words.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -atjaną
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -atjana
Meaning: -atjaną
Affix: -þuz
Language: gem-pro
Decoded: -thuz
Meaning: -þuz