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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024mute /myut/USA pronunciation adj., mut•er, mut•est, n., v., mut•ed, mut•ing. adj. - silent;
not having or giving off any sound:They were mute when I asked them who was the thief. - incapable of speech;
dumb:mute from birth. - Phonetics(of letters) silent;
not pronounced:The letter "e'' is mute in the word "come.''
n. [countable] - a person incapable of speech.
- Music and Dancea mechanical device for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
v. [~ + object] - to deaden or muffle the sound of.
- to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color:The colors are more muted in the bedroom.
mute•ly, adv. : They stood by mutely, unable or unwilling to answer. mute•ness, n. [uncountable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024mute (myo̅o̅t),USA pronunciation adj., mut•er, mut•est, n., v., mut•ed, mut•ing. adj. - silent;
refraining from speech or utterance. - not emitting or having sound of any kind.
- incapable of speech;
dumb. - Phonetics(of letters) silent;
not pronounced. - Law(of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute).
- Sport[Fox Hunting.](of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry.
n. - a person incapable of speech.
- Show Businessan actor whose part is confined to dumb show.
- Lawa person who stands mute when arraigned.
- Music and DanceAlso called sordino. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
- Phoneticsa stop.
- British Termsa hired mourner at a funeral;
a professional mourner.
v.t. - to deaden or muffle the sound of.
- to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color.
- Latin mūtus) + unexplained suffix -et; compare -et
- Middle French, equivalent. to Old French mu (
- Latin mūtus dumb; replacing Middle English muet
- 1325–75
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged still. See dumb.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged talkative.
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