mute
adj.
silent, not making a sound; having no sound, noiseless; unable to speak; unspoken, not expressed in words; not pronounced (as of a letter in a word)
v.
make quieter, reduce the loudness of; make less bright, reduce the intensity of
n.
one who cannot speak, person who does not utter any noise, dumb; device which temporarily silences the sound on a telephone or television
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Mute 1. unable to speak. 2. to muffle or soften a sound. mute adj. Unable or unwilling to speak. n. One who does not have the faculty of speech. [
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mute
Noun
1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
(synonym) deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
(hypernym) deaf person
(hyponym) dummy, silent person
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
(hypernym) acoustic device
(hyponym) sourdine, sordino
(derivation) muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
Verb
1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
(synonym) muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
(hypernym) soften
Adjective
1. expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
(synonym) tongueless, unspoken, wordless
(similar) inarticulate, unarticulate
2. lacking power of speech
(synonym) tongueless
(similar) nonspeaking, walk-on
3. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
(synonym) dumb, silent
(similar) inarticulate, unarticulate
Mut (der)
n.
courage, spunkiness, fearlessness, braveness; determination, spirits, boldness, daring, nerve (Slang)