dumminess

English

Etymology

From dummy +‎ -ness.

Noun

dumminess (uncountable)

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

Synonyms

  • (disease in horses): hydrops ventriculi