The difference between Dumb and Vulgar
When used as adjectives, dumb means unable to speak, whereas vulgar means debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
Dumb is also verb with the meaning: to silence.
Vulgar is also noun with the meaning: a common, ordinary person.
check bellow for the other definitions of Dumb and Vulgar
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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."
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Dumb as an adjective (dated):
Silent; unaccompanied by words.
Examples:
"dumb show"
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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!"
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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."
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Dumb as an adjective:
Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.
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Dumb as a verb:
To silence.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To make stupid.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To represent as stupid.
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Dumb as a verb (transitive):
To reduce the intellectual demands of.
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Vulgar as an adjective:
Debased, uncouth, distasteful, obscene.
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Vulgar as an adjective (classical sense):
Having to do with ordinary, common people.
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Vulgar as a noun (classicism):
A common, ordinary person.
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Compare with synonyms and related words:
- dumb vs dumbstruck
- dumb vs mute
- dumb vs speechless
- dumb vs wordless
- dumb vs feeble-minded
- dumb vs idiotic
- dumb vs moronic
- dumb vs stupid
- banal vs dumb
- brainless vs dumb
- dopey vs dumb
- dumb vs silly
- dumb vs stupid
- dumb vs ridiculous
- dumb vs vulgar
- inappropriate vs vulgar
- obscene vs vulgar
- debased vs vulgar
- uncouth vs vulgar
- offensive vs vulgar
- ignoble vs vulgar
- mean vs vulgar
- profane vs vulgar
- common vs vulgar
- ordinary vs vulgar
- popular vs vulgar