mute

CEFRC2

/mjuːt/

adjective · verb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not speaking or unable to speak.

  2. 02

    verb

    To make a sound or device silent.

Examples

  • She's deaf and mute, and is getting blind, too.

  • She was blind, deaf, and mute.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /mɪu̯t/
  • /mjut/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.

  2. Silent; not making a sound.

  3. Not having the power of speech; dumb.

More examples

In context

  • Tom is deaf and mute.

  • Please mute the music while I make a call.

  • […] The heathens have broken into Thy Temple, and Thou art silent! Esau mocks Thy Children, and Thou remainest mute! Show thyself, arise, and let Thy Voice resound, Thou mutest among all the mute!

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Origin

adjective

From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin mūtus.