mute (Adj.)

mute (Adj.)
germ. stumma-
ы{(M.)}
germ. Slawo

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  • mute — [adj] unable to speak aphasiac, aphasic, aphonic, muffled, mum, quiet, silenced, silent, speechless, tongueless, tongue tied, unexpressed, unpronounced, unsounded, unspeaking, unspoken, voiceless, wordless; concept 593 Ant. articulate, speaking,… …   New thesaurus

  • mute — adj *dumb, speechless, inarticulate …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • mute — {{11}}mute (adj.) late 14c., mewet silent, from O.Fr. muet dumb, mute (12c.), dim. of mut, mo, from L. mutus silent, speechless, dumb, probably from imitative base *meue (Cf. Skt. mukah dumb, Gk. myein to be shut, of the mouth). Form assimilated… …   Etymology dictionary

  • mute´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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mute´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… …   Useful english dictionary

  • mute — [myo͞ot] adj. [ME mewet < OFr muet < mu < L mutus, silent: for IE base see MOPE] 1. not speaking; voluntarily silent: often used figuratively 2. unable to speak 3. not spoken [a mute appeal] 4. SILENT (adj …   English World dictionary

  • mute — adj., n., & v. adj. 1 silent, refraining from or temporarily bereft of speech. 2 not emitting articulate sound. 3 (of a person or animal) dumb. 4 not expressed in speech (mute protest). 5 a (of a letter) not pronounced. b (of a consonant) plosive …   Useful english dictionary

  • mute — adj. to stand mute ( to remain silent during an arraignment ) * * * [mjuːt] to stand mute ( to remain silent during an arraignment ) …   Combinatory dictionary

  • muté — muté, ée (entrée créée par le supplément) (mu té, tée) adj. Terme d administration. Qui a subi un changement de propriétaire. Dépense des mutations cadastrales : par suite de l accroissement du nombre des parcelles mutées, le crédit inscrit au… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • mute — adj. Mute is used with these nouns: ↑button, ↑testament …   Collocations dictionary

  • mute — adj 1. silent, speechless, wordless, mum; tight lipped, taciturn, reserved, uncommunicative, reticent, close mouthed; still, noiseless, quiet, Archaic. hush. 2. dumb, speechless, voiceless, Pathol. aphonic; deaf and dumb. 3.(all of letters)… …   A Note on the Style of the synonym finder

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