mute (verb)
1mute´ness — mute «myoot», adjective, noun, verb, mut|ed, mut|ing. –adj. 1. not making any sound; silent: »The little girl stood mute with embarrassment. Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story (Longfellow). Mute was the room mute the house (Charlotte… …
2mute´ly — mute «myoot», adjective, noun, verb, mut|ed, mut|ing. –adj. 1. not making any sound; silent: »The little girl stood mute with embarrassment. Mute did the minstrels stand To hear my story (Longfellow). Mute was the room mute the house (Charlotte… …
3mute — ► ADJECTIVE 1) refraining from speech or temporarily speechless. 2) dated lacking the power of speech. 3) (of a letter) not pronounced. ► NOUN 1) dated a person without the power of speech. 2) historical a professional attendant or mourner at a… …
4mute e — The letter e is mute or silent at the end of words such as excite, move, sale, and rare. In adding suffixes to these words, the question arises whether the final e should be retained (as it is in changeable) or dropped (as it is more usually, e.g …
5mute — [[t]mju͟ːt[/t]] mutes, muting, muted 1) ADJ Someone who is mute is silent for a particular reason and does not speak. He was mute, distant, and indifferent... I threw a mute look of appeal at Paula. Derived words: mutely ADV ADV with v I crouched …
6mute — I. adjective (muter; mutest) Etymology: Middle English muet, mut, from Anglo French, from mu, mute, from Latin mutus, probably from mu, representation of a muttered sound Date: 1513 1. unable to speak ; lacking the power of speech 2.… …
7mute — mute1 [ mjut ] adjective 1. ) not speaking, or not willing to speak: She gazed at him in mute appeal. a ) OLD FASHIONED not able to speak 2. ) LINGUISTICS a letter that is mute is not pronounced ╾ mute|ly adverb ╾ mute|ness noun uncount mute mute …
8mute — I UK [mjuːt] / US [mjut] adjective 1) a) not speaking, or not willing to speak She gazed at him in mute appeal. b) old fashioned not able to speak 2) linguistics a letter that is mute is not pronounced Derived words: mutely adverb muteness noun… …
9mute — 1 adjective 1 not speaking or refusing to speak: Helena glared at me in mute anger. 2 old fashioned unable to speak; dumb 3 technical not pronounced: a mute e mutely adverb muteness noun (U) 2 verb (T) 1 to make a sound quieter: He placed a hand… …
10mute — 1. adjective 1) she remained mute Syn: silent, speechless, dumb, unspeaking, tight lipped, taciturn; informal mum, tongue tied Ant: voluble, talkative 2) a mute appeal Syn …
