The difference between Dumb and Silly

When used as adjectives, dumb means unable to speak, whereas silly means laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. absurdly large.

Dumb is also verb with the meaning: to silence.

Silly is also noun with the meaning: a silly person.

Silly is also adverb with the meaning: sillily: in a silly manner.

check bellow for the other definitions of Dumb and Silly

  1. Dumb as an adjective (dated):

    Unable to speak; lacking power of speech (kept in "deaf, dumb, and blind").

    Examples:

    "His younger brother was born dumb, and communicated with sign language."

  2. Dumb as an adjective (dated):

    Silent; unaccompanied by words.

    Examples:

    "dumb show"

  3. Dumb as an adjective (informal, pejorative, especially of a person):

    extremely stupid.

    Examples:

    "You are so dumb! You don't even know how to make toast!"

  4. Dumb as an adjective (figuratively):

    Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

    Examples:

    "This is dumb! We're driving in circles! We should have asked for directions an hour ago!"

    "Brendan had the dumb job of moving boxes from one conveyor belt to another."

  5. Dumb as an adjective:

    Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

  1. Dumb as a verb:

    To silence.

  2. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To make stupid.

  3. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To represent as stupid.

  4. Dumb as a verb (transitive):

    To reduce the intellectual demands of.

  1. Silly as an adjective (of numbers, particularly prices):

    Laughable or amusing through foolishness or a foolish appearance. Absurdly large.

  2. Silly as an adjective (chiefly, Scottish, obsolete):

    Blessed, particularly: Good; pious. Holy.

  3. Silly as an adjective (now, chiefly, Scottish, and, northern England, rare):

    Pitiful, inspiring compassion, particularly: Innocent; suffering undeservedly, especially as an epithet of lambs and sheep. Helpless, defenseless. Insignificant, worthless, especially with regard to land quality. Weak, frail; flimsy . Sickly; feeble; infirm.

  4. Silly as an adjective (now, rural, _, UK, rare):

    Simple, plain, particularly: Rustic, homely. Lowly, of humble station.

  5. Silly as an adjective (obsolete):

    Mentally simple, foolish, particularly: Rustic, uneducated, unlearned. Thoughtless, lacking judgment. Mentally retarded. Stupefied, senseless; stunned or dazed.

  6. Silly as an adjective (cricket, of a fielding position):

    Very close to the batsman, facing the bowler; closer than short.

  1. Silly as an adverb (now, regional, or, colloquial):

    Sillily: in a silly manner.

  1. Silly as a noun (colloquial):

    A silly person.

  2. Silly as a noun (affectionate, gently, _, pejorative):

    A term of address.

  3. Silly as a noun (colloquial):

    A mistake.

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