Engourdi par le froid.
1. Lacking the human power of speech
2. of a person , often offensive; lacking the ability to speak
3. Temporarily unable to speak (as from shock or astonishment)
4. Not expressed in uttered words
5. Silent; also; Taciturn
6. Lacking some usual attribute or accompaniment; especially; having no means of self-propulsion
7. Lacking intelligence; stupid
8. Showing a lack of intelligence
9. Requiring no intelligence
10. Not having the capability to process data — compare intelligent
ETYM Old Eng. nume, nome, prop., seized, taken, p. p. of nimen to take, as. niman, p. p. numen. Related to Nimble, Nomad, Benumb.
1. Deprived of sensation and motion; benumbed; insensible.
2. Producing numbness; benumbing.