muteness adjective

mute

M m

Definitions

adjective muteness silent; refraining from speech or utterance. 1
adjective muteness not emitting or having sound of any kind. 1
adjective muteness incapable of speech; dumb. 1
adjective muteness (of letters) silent; not pronounced. 1
adjective muteness Law. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute). 1
adjective muteness Fox Hunting. (of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry. 1

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