Dumbness and Stillness

Dumbness

Dumbness noun - Incapacity for or restraint from speaking.
Usage example: the determined dumbness of the accountants who tally the votes for the Academy Awards

Stillness and dumbness are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Stillness" instead a noun "Dumbness".

Nearby Words: dumb, dumbly, dumbing

Stillness

Stillness noun - Incapacity for or restraint from speaking.
Usage example: from the couple's tense stillness I sensed that they had been quarreling just before I arrived

Dumbness and stillness are semantically related. You can use "Dumbness" instead a noun "Stillness".

Nearby Words: still, stilling
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