dumminess

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dumminess

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From dummy + -ness.

noun

  1. colloquial, uncountable The quality of being silly or foolish.
  2. archaic, uncountable A disease in horses, characterised by immobility and a hanging position of the head, the result of acute encephalitis.

    Similar: hydrops ventriculi

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@misc{dumminess_2026,
  title = {dumminess},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/dumminess},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}