How to pronounce "mute"

• "mute" pronounced in English.

Meanings and definitions of "mute"

Noun

a deaf person who is unable to speak

Synonyms:

• mute
• deaf-mute
• deaf-and-dumb person

Noun

a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Synonyms:

• mute

Verb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Synonyms:

• muffle
• mute
• dull
• damp
• dampen
• tone down

Adjective

expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe

Synonyms:

• mute
• tongueless
• unspoken
• wordless

Adjective

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Synonyms:

• dumb
• mute
• silent