| mute | | |
| n. (person) | 1. deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute | a deaf person who is unable to speak. |
| ~ deaf person | a person with a severe auditory impairment. |
| ~ dummy, silent person | a person who does not talk. |
| n. (artifact) | 2. mute | a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument. |
| ~ acoustic device | a device for amplifying or transmitting sound. |
| ~ sordino, sourdine | a mute for a violin. |
| v. (perception) | 3. damp, dampen, dull, muffle, mute, tone down | deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping. |
| ~ soften | make (images or sounds) soft or softer. |
| adj. | 4. mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless | expressed without speech.; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame" |
| ~ inarticulate, unarticulate | without or deprived of the use of speech or words.; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
| adj. | 5. dumb, mute, silent | unable to speak because of hereditary deafness. |
| ~ inarticulate, unarticulate | without or deprived of the use of speech or words.; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" |
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