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mute
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- pronunciation:
- myut
- parts of speech:
- adjective, noun, transitive verb
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective, noun, verb), Word Explorer
| part of speech: |
adjective |
| inflections: |
muter, mutest |
| definition 1: |
not speaking or uttering sound; silent.
He was mute in the presence of the king.- synonyms:
- mum, quiet, silent, still
- antonyms:
- talkative, voluble
- similar words:
- noiseless, speechless, voiceless, wordless
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| definition 2: |
not making or having sound.
The mute sands of the desert.- synonyms:
- noiseless, quiet, silent, still
- antonyms:
- noisy
- similar words:
- voiceless
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| definition 3: |
lacking the power of speech.
He was both deaf and mute.- synonyms:
- silent, speechless
- antonyms:
- articulate
- similar words:
- dumb, inarticulate, quiet, voiceless
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| definition 4: |
felt, but not expressed vocally.
a mute appeal for mercy- synonyms:
- silent, tacit, unspoken, wordless
- antonyms:
- spoken
- similar words:
- implicit, implied, inarticulate, mum, quiet, voiceless
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| definition 5: |
not pronounced, as certain letters in some words.
- synonyms:
- silent
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| related words: |
close-mouthed, still |
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| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition 1: |
a person who lacks the power of speech.
- similar words:
- deaf-mute
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| definition 2: |
any of several devices used to muffle the sound of a musical instrument.
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| related words: |
muffle |
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| part of speech: |
transitive verb |
| inflections: |
mutes, muting, muted |
| definition 1: |
to soften the sound or force of.
- synonyms:
- soften, subdue, tone down
- antonyms:
- amplify, intensify
- similar words:
- baffle, dampen, deaden, drown, dull, lower, muffle
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| definition 2: |
to reduce the brightness or deepness of (a color).
- synonyms:
- subdue, tone down
- similar words:
- dull, lower, soften
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| related words: |
moderate, modulate, quiet, silence, stifle, still, temper, throttle, tone |
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| derivations: |
mutely (adv.), muteness (n.) |
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