Crossword Path

Find words for crosswords, Scrabble and word games

Word entry · 4 letters

numb

Best crossword clue

"Unable to feel"

4 letters · collected on this word page

4 lettersPronunciation /nʌm/Part of speech adjective, verbSorted bmnuStarts with NEnds with B1 cluesCommon crossword word
1N2U3M4B

Definitions

  1. Unable to feel sensation or emotion.

Word origin

From the past participle of nim (“to take”). Compare German benommen (“dazed, numb”) and Old Norse numinn. The final ⟨b⟩ is a later addition; it was never pronounced, and did not appear in the original word.

Used in a sentence

  • fingers numb with cold
  • legs numb from kneeling
  • numb with shock; numb with boredom

Source: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0

Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues

01Unable to feel4 letters

Not quite right?

"Search similar patterns."

N___

Related words