HyperDic: mute

English > 5 senses of the word mute:
ADJECTIVEallmute, tongueless, unspoken, wordlessexpressed without speech
allmute, dumb, silentunable to speak because of hereditary deafness
NOUNperson mute, deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb persona deaf person who is unable to speak
artifactmutea device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
VERBperceptionmute, muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone downdeaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping
mute > pronunciation
Soundsmyuw't
Rhymesabsolute ... uproot: 83 rhymes with uwt...
English > mute: 5 senses > adjective 1
MeaningExpressed without speech.
Example"a mute appeal"
Synonymstongueless, unspoken, wordless
Broaderinarticulate, unarticulateWithout or deprived of the use of speech or words
Spanishmudo
Catalanmut
Nounsmutenessa refusal to speak when expected
mutenessthe condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
Adverbsmutelywithout speaking
English > mute: 5 senses > adjective 2
MeaningUnable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
Synonymsdumb, silent
Broaderinarticulate, unarticulateWithout or deprived of the use of speech or words
Spanishmudo
Catalanmut
Nounsmutea deaf person who is unable to speak
mutenessthe condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
English > mute: 5 senses > noun 1, person
MeaningA deaf person who is unable to speak.
Synonymsdeaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
Narrowerdummy, silent personA person who does not talk
Broaderdeaf personA person with a severe auditory impairment
Spanishmudo, sordomudo
Catalanmuda, mut, sord-mut, sordmut
Adjectivesmuteunable to speak because of hereditary deafness
English > mute: 5 senses > noun 2, artifact
MeaningA device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument.
Narrowersourdine, sordinoA mute for a violin
Broaderacoustic deviceA device for amplifying or transmitting sound
Verbsmutedeaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping
English > mute: 5 senses > verb 1, perception
Meaningdeaden (a sound or noise) , especially by wrapping.
PatternSomebody ----s something; Something ----s something
Synonymsmuffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
Broadersoftenmake (images or sounds) soft or softer
Spanishamortiguar, arromar, despuntar
Catalandeslluir-se, deslluir, despuntar, esmussar, espuntar, romejar, trencar-se
Nounsmutea device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

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