mute
Not having the power of speech; dumb.
Other meanings
Silent; not making a sound.
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
Synonyms
- silent
Word history
From Latin "mūtus".
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