speechless

Adjective
Synonyms: dumb

WordNet 3.0

Adjective (1)

  1. temporarily incapable of speaking“struck dumb”“speechless with shock”Synonyms: dumb
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

Speechless \Speech"less\, a.

1.Destitute or deprived of the faculty of speech. [1913 Webster]

2.Not speaking for a time; dumb; mute; silent. [1913 Webster]

Speechless with wonder, and half dead with fear. --Addison. [1913 Webster] -- Speech"less*ly, adv. -- Speech"less*ness, n. [1913 Webster]
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