Mumchance
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈmʌm.tʃɑːns/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Mumchance is an adjective meaning Mute, or not speaking; silent.
Meaning
Mute, or not speaking; silent.
More Meanings
- An old game of chance played with cards in silence.
- A silent, stupid person.
Example Sentences
The two little children stood mumchance, but with a kindly air.
I'm not such a mumchance, to be sure, but I've as good a fortune
2001, Paula Marshall, Lord Hadleigh's Rebellion, Harlequin (Mills & Boon), 2008, page 124, If he did, he would remain mumchance about that, too.
Bear and wolf, look to your prisoner—prance, hobby—hiss, dragon, and halloo, boys—we grow older every moment we stand idle, and life is too short to be spent in playing mumchance.
Word Forms
- mumchances
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include obmutescent, mute, unspeaking, tuneless, unacoustic, semimute.
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