Associations to the word «Dumbness»
Wiktionary
DUMBNESS, noun. The state of being dumb (either mute or dim-witted), that is, of not communicating vocally, whether from selective mutism (refusal to speak) or from an inability to speak.
DUMBNESS, noun. Muteness, silence; abstention from speech.
DUMBNESS, noun. Show or gesture without words; pantomime; dumb-show.
Dictionary definition
DUMBNESS, noun. The quality of being mentally slow and limited.
Wise words
Words to me were magic. You could say a word and it could
conjure up all kinds of images or feelings or a chilly
sensation or whatever. It was amazing to me that words had
this power.