ness — ness·ber·ry; ness·ler·iza·tion; ness·ler·ize; ness·ler s; new·fan·gled·ness; new·ness; news·i·ness; nice·ness; nig·gard·li·ness; nig·gard·ness; nigh·ness; nip·pi·ness; no·ble·ness; nois·i·ness; non·cha·lant·ness; north·er·li·ness; north·ness;… … English syllables
numb´ly — numb «nuhm», adjective, verb. –adj. having lost the power of feeling or moving: »My fingers are numb with cold. SYNONYM(S): deadened, insensible, benumbed. –v.t. 1. to make numb: »arms and ankles,…numbed and stiff with…binding (Daniel Defoe). 2.… … Useful english dictionary
numb — be·numb; be·numb·ing·ly; numb·ly; numb·ness; numb; numb·ing·ly; … English syllables
numb — [[t]nʌm[/t]] adj. numb•er, numb•est, v. 1) cvb pat deprived of sensation, as by anesthesia: fingers numb with cold[/ex] 2) cvb incapable of feeling emotion 3) to make numb • Etymology: 1400–50; late ME nome lit., taken, seized, var. of nomen,… … From formal English to slang
af|fect´ed|ness — af|fect|ed1 «uh FEHK tihd», adjective. 1. acted on; influenced: »Everyone felt affected by the war. 2. influenced injuriously: »She froze her feet and the affected toes were numb. 3. moved in feeling; stirred up. 4. inclined … Useful english dictionary
clum´si|ness — clum|sy «KLUHM zee», adjective, si|er, si|est. 1. awkward in moving; not graceful or skillful: »The clumsy boy bumped into all the furniture. SYNONYM(S): ungraceful, ungainly. See syn. under awkward. (Cf. ↑ … Useful english dictionary
numbness — numb·ness … English syllables
numbness — numb (nŭm) adj. numb·er, numb·est 1) Deprived of the power to feel or move normally; benumbed: »toes numb with cold; too numb with fear to cry out. 2) Emotionally unresponsive; indifferent: »numb to yet another appeal. tr. & intr.v. numbed,… … Word Histories
numbness — numb|ness [ nʌmnəs ] noun uncount the condition of not being able to feel in a part of your body … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
numbness — Indefinite term for abnormal sensation, including absent or reduced sensory perception as well as paresthesias. * * * numb·ness n reduced sensibility to touch <facial numbness> * * * numb·ness (numґnis) anesthesia (def. 1) … Medical dictionary
