Mute — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a deaf person who is unable to speak

a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mjˈuːt/

🇬🇧British English

/mjˈuːt/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mjˈuːt/

1 syllable Say it as /mjˈuːt/.

Examples

a mute appeal
a silent curse
best grief is tongueless

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

muffle tone down tongueless dumb dull damp unspoken silent dampen deaf-and-dumb person deaf-mute wordless

Parts of Speech

noun	a deaf person who is unable to speak
noun	a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
verb	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
adjective	expressed without speech; ; ; - Emily Dickinson; ; ; - Thomas Wolfe “a mute appeal”
adjective	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

Word Forms

mute	adjective	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
deaf-mute	adjective	lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
mute	verb	deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
muffler	noun	a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
mute	noun	a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
damper	noun	a device that decreases the amplitude of electronic, mechanical, acoustical, or aerodynamic oscillations
muteness	noun	the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

stumm

eine gehörlose Person, die nicht sprechen kann

🇫🇷French

muet

une personne sourde incapable de parler

🇪🇸Spanish

silenciar

una persona sorda que no puede hablar

🇮🇹Italian

muto

una persona sorda che non è in grado di parlare

🇳🇱Dutch

stom

een dove persoon die niet kan praten

🇵🇹Portuguese

mudo

uma pessoa surda que não consegue falar

🇷🇺Russian

немой

глухой человек, который не может говорить

India

🇮🇳Hindi

आवाज़ बंद करना

एक बहरा व्यक्ति जो बोलने में असमर्थ है

🇧🇩Bengali

নিঃশব্দ

একজন বধির ব্যক্তি যে কথা বলতে অক্ষম

🇮🇳Tamil

ஊமை

பேச முடியாத காது கேளாதவர்

🇮🇳Telugu

మ్యూట్ చేయండి

మాట్లాడలేని చెవిటి వ్యక్తి

🇮🇳Marathi

नि:शब्द

एक बहिरी व्यक्ती जी बोलू शकत नाही

🇮🇳Gujarati

મ્યૂટ

એક બહેરા વ્યક્તિ જે બોલવામાં અસમર્થ છે

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮ್ಯೂಟ್

ಮಾತನಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯವಾಗದ ಕಿವುಡ ವ್ಯಕ್ತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

നിശബ്ദമാക്കുക

സംസാരശേഷിയില്ലാത്ത ഒരു ബധിരൻ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਚੁੱਪ

ਇੱਕ ਬੋਲ਼ਾ ਵਿਅਕਤੀ ਜੋ ਬੋਲਣ ਵਿੱਚ ਅਸਮਰੱਥ ਹੈ

🇵🇰Urdu

خاموش

ایک بہرا شخص جو بولنے سے قاصر ہے۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

沉默的

无法说话的聋人

🇯🇵Japanese

ミュート

話すことができない聴覚障害者

🇰🇷Korean

무음

말을 할 수 없는 청각 장애인

🇻🇳Vietnamese

tắt tiếng

một người điếc không thể nói được

🇹🇭Thai

ปิดเสียง

คนหูหนวกที่ไม่สามารถพูดได้

🇮🇩Indonesian

bisu

orang tuli yang tidak dapat berbicara

🇵🇭Filipino

pipi

isang bingi na hindi makapagsalita

🇲🇾Malay

bisu

seorang pekak yang tidak boleh bercakap

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

صامت

شخص أصم لا يستطيع الكلام

🇮🇷Persian

بی صدا

ناشنوا که قادر به صحبت کردن نیست

🇹🇷Turkish

sesini kapatmak

konuşamayan sağır bir kişi

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְהַשְׁתִיק

אדם חירש שאינו מסוגל לדבר

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