mute

  • 31mute — mal·a·mute; mute·ly; mute·ness; mute; per·mute; trans·mute; com·mute; …

    English syllables

  • 32mute — I UK [mjuːt] / US [mjut] adjective 1) a) not speaking, or not willing to speak She gazed at him in mute appeal. b) old fashioned not able to speak 2) linguistics a letter that is mute is not pronounced Derived words: mutely adverb muteness noun… …

    English dictionary

  • 33mute — I. adjective (muter; mutest) Etymology: Middle English muet, mut, from Anglo French, from mu, mute, from Latin mutus, probably from mu, representation of a muttered sound Date: 1513 1. unable to speak ; lacking the power of speech 2.… …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 34mute — mute1 [mju:t] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: muet, from Latin mutus] 1.) written someone who is mute does not speak, or refuses to speak = ↑silent ▪ Billy continued to stand there, mute and defiant. 2.) old fashioned someone who is mute… …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 35Mute EP — Infobox Album | Name = Mute Type = EP Artist = Scars of Life Released = November 27th, 2001 Recorded = Studio 13 Genre = Alternative metal groove metal Length = 25:55 Label = None Producer = Jeremy Staska This album = Mute (2001) Next album =… …

    Wikipedia

  • 36Mute — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Le mute est un commutateur de sourdine. MUTE est un réseau d échanges de fichiers. Mute Records est un label de musique. palm mute, technique de jeu pour… …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 37mute — 1 adjective 1 not speaking or refusing to speak: Helena glared at me in mute anger. 2 old fashioned unable to speak; dumb 3 technical not pronounced: a mute e mutely adverb muteness noun (U) 2 verb (T) 1 to make a sound quieter: He placed a hand… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 38mute — 1. adjective 1) she remained mute Syn: silent, speechless, dumb, unspeaking, tight lipped, taciturn; informal mum, tongue tied Ant: voluble, talkative 2) a mute appeal Syn …

    Thesaurus of popular words

  • 39mute — [[t]myut[/t]] adj. mut•er, mut•est, 1) silent; refraining from speech or utterance 2) not emitting or having sound of any kind 3) incapable of speech 4) phn (of letters) silent; not pronounced 5) law Law. (of a person who has been arraigned)… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 40mute — 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 …

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