mute

Pronunciation

• (UK) enPR: myo͞ot, IPA ^(key): /mjuːt/, SAMPA: /mju:t/

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Adjective

Positive mute

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. Being mute is not talking or making a sound; silent.
2. A person who is mute cannot speak.

Related words

• muteness
• mutism

Noun

Singular mute

Plural mutes

1. A person who cannot talk.

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