Foolish vs. Dumb

Foolishadjective

(of a person, an action, etc.) Lacking good sense or judgement; unwise.

Foolishadjective

Resembling or characteristic of a fool.

Foolishadjective

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

Foolishadjective

Such as a fool would do; proceeding from weakness of mind or silliness; exhibiting a want of judgment or discretion; as, a foolish act.

Foolishadjective

Absurd; ridiculous; despicable; contemptible.

Foolishadjective

devoid of good sense or judgment;

Foolishadjective

having or revealing stupidity;

Foolishadjective

lacking good sense or judgement; unwise

Dumbadjective

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

Dumbadjective

(dated) Silent; unaccompanied by words.

Dumbadjective

extremely stupid.

Dumbadjective

(figuratively) Pointless, foolish, lacking intellectual content or value.

Dumbadjective

Lacking brightness or clearness, as a colour.

Dumbverb

To silence.

Dumbverb

(transitive) To make stupid.

Dumbverb

(transitive) To represent as stupid.

Dumbverb

(transitive) To reduce the intellectual demands of.

Dumbadjective

Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes.

Dumbadjective

Not willing to speak; mute; silent; not speaking; not accompanied by words; as, dumb show.

Dumbadjective

Lacking brightness or clearness, as a color.

Dumbverb

To put to silence.

Dumbadjective

slow to learn or understand; lacking intellectual acuity;

Dumbadjective

unable to speak temporarily;

Dumbadjective

lacking the power of human speech;

Dumbadjective

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness