numbness en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (General-American) audio
Etymology
Etymology tree English numb Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English numbness From numb + -ness.
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) Absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation.
- (countable, uncountable) Inability or reduced ability to experience emotion.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| numbnesse | alternative | lexicographic | |
| numbnesses | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Synonyms
hypoesthesia (medical)
Translations (38)
pt dormência (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · grc μάλκη (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi turtumus (reduced ability to experience emotion) · la torpor (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · lv stīvums (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · de Benommenheit (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi kohme (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · bg изтръпване (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · cs znecitlivění (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · tl pagkamanhid (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · tl manhid (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · ga eanglach (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · es entumecimiento (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · pl odrętwienie (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · ml മരവിപ്പ് (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · ceb banhod (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · ms kebas (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · udi заморой (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi tunteettomuus (reduced ability to experience emotion) · nl gevoelloosheid (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · id mati rasa (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fr engourdissement (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi tunnottomuus (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · hrx Daabheit (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · lv nejutīgums (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · te తిమ్మిరి (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · bg вцепеняване (reduced ability to experience emotion) · el μούδιασμα (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · mk отрпнатост (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi turtuneisuus (reduced ability to experience emotion) · lv stingums (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · hu zsibbadás (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · hrx Daabheet (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · udi замару (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · hu zsibbadtság (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · fi turtumus (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation) · gl mormeira (reduced ability to experience emotion) · grc νάρκη (absent or reduced sensitivity to cutaneous stimulation)