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- [duhm-ee]
- /ˈdʌm i/
- /ˈdʌm.i/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [duhm-ee]
- /ˈdʌm i/
Definitions of dummy word
- noun plural dummy a representation or copy of something, as for displaying to indicate appearance: a display of lipstick dummies made of colored plastic. 1
- noun plural dummy a representation of a human figure, as for displaying clothes in store windows. 1
- noun plural dummy Informal. a stupid person; dolt. 1
- noun plural dummy a person who has nothing to say or who takes no active part in affairs. 1
- noun plural dummy one put forward to act for others while ostensibly acting for oneself. 1
- noun plural dummy Slang. Older Use: Offensive. a person who lacks the power of speech. a person who is characteristically and habitually silent. 1
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Origin of dummy
First appearance:
before 1590 One of the 37% oldest English words
1590-1600; 1915-20, Americanism for def 20; dumb + -y3
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Parts of speech for Dummy
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dummy popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dummy
noun dummy
- sub — a submarine.
- form — external appearance of a clearly defined area, as distinguished from color or material; configuration: a triangular form.
- figure — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- ringer — a person or thing that rings or makes a ringing noise: a ringer of bells; a bell that is a loud ringer.
- substitute — a person or thing acting or serving in place of another.
adjective dummy
- fake — to lay (a rope) in a coil or series of long loops so as to allow to run freely without fouling or kinking (often followed by down).
- mock — to attack or treat with ridicule, contempt, or derision.
- pretend — to cause or attempt to cause (what is not so) to seem so: to pretend illness; to pretend that nothing is wrong.
- replica — a copy or reproduction of a work of art produced by the maker of the original or under his or her supervision.
- false — not true or correct; erroneous: a false statement.
Antonyms for dummy
noun dummy
- genius — an exceptional natural capacity of intellect, especially as shown in creative and original work in science, art, music, etc.: the genius of Mozart. Synonyms: intelligence, ingenuity, wit; brains.
- original — belonging or pertaining to the origin or beginning of something, or to a thing at its beginning: The book still has its original binding.
- being — Being is the present participle of be1.
- brain — Your brain is the organ inside your head that controls your body's activities and enables you to think and to feel things such as heat and pain.
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