Mute

[mute]

Mute means “silent.” No matter how much you talk to your houseplants, they’ll never talk back; they'll remain mute.

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To cast off; to molt.

Noun
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Noun
a deaf person who is unable to speak

Verb
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Adjective S.
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Adjective S.
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

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Adjective S.
lacking power of speech

v. t.
To cast off; to molt.

v. t. & i.
To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.

n.
The dung of birds.

a.
Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.

a.
Incapable of speaking; dumb.

a.
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.

a.
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal.

n.
One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.

n.
One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.

n.
A person employed by undertakers at a funeral.

n.
A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak.

n.
Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak.

n.
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.

n.
A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

Mute

Mute , v. t. [L. mutare to change. See Molt.] To cast off; to molt.
Have I muted all my feathers?

Mute

Mute, v. t. & i. [F. mutir, '82meutir, OF. esmeltir, fr. OD. smelten, prop., to melt. See Smelt.] To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds. B. Jonson.

Mute

Mute, n. The dung of birds. Hudibras.

Mute

Mute, a. [L. mutus; cf. Gr. to shut, Skr. mta bound, mka dumb: cf. OE. muet, fr. F. muet, a dim. of OF. mu, L. mutus.] 1. Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.
All the heavenly choir stood mute, And silence was in heaven.
&hand; In law a prisoner is said to stand mute, when, upon being arranged, he makes no answer, or does not plead directly, or will not put himself on trial. 2. Incapable of speaking; dumb. Dryden. 3. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2. 4. Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal. Mute swan (Zo'94l.), a European wild white swan (Cygnus gibbus), which produces no loud notes. Syn. -- Silent; dumb; speechless. -- Mute, Silent, Dumb. One is silent who does not speak; one is dumb who can not, for want of the proper organs; as, a dumb beast, etc.; and hence, figuratively, we speak of a person as struck dumb with astonishment, etc. One is mute who is held back from speaking by some special cause; as, he was mute through fear; mute astonishment, etc. Such is the case with most of those who never speak from childhood; they are not ordinarily dumb, but mute because they are deaf, and therefore never learn to talk; and hence their more appropriate name is deaf-mutes.
They spake not a word; But, like dumb statues, or breathing stones, Gazed each on other.
All sat mute, Pondering the danger with deep thoughts.

Mute

Mute, n. 1. One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. Specifically: (a) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. (b) A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. (c) A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. (d) Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak. 2. (Phon.) A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t. 3. (Mus.) A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

To cast off; to molt.

To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds.

The dung of birds.

Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.

One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.

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Usage Examples

I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone.

Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

So, poetry becomes a means for useful dialogue between people who are not only unknown, but mute to each other. It produces a dialogue among people that guards all of us against manipulation by our so-called leaders.

Science and technology multiply around us. To an increasing extent they dictate the languages in which we speak and think. Either we use those languages, or we remain mute.

I'll do strength training in my dressing room between shoots, and I've been known to make business calls while out jogging. I try to mute myself on Bluetooth so they can't hear me huffing and puffing, but I usually end up getting caught.