Laxi Dictionary

English Dictionary

Define dictionary terms easily in our powerful online English dictionary.

Searching for...

No matching words found

Try a different search term or browse the dictionary

Definition dumbphone in British English

dumbphone noun

[countable] noun
/ˈdʌmˌfəʊn/
1

a mobile phone that is not a smartphone (=one which also works as a small computer)

Example

My wife currently has a dumbphone, so I might get her a smartphone.

Synonyms and related words
3G 4G answering machine
2

a description used for a mobile phone which is not a smartphone (=a mobile phone that also works as a small computer)

Example

Dumbphones rule the developing world, and at current growth rates, it will be years before smartphones outpace the rest of the market worldwide.

Definition dumbphone in British English