ALL meanings of muteness
mute
M m - noun muteness The characteristic of being mute. 1
- noun muteness See dumb. 1
- 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
- noun muteness Offensive. a person incapable of speech. 1
- noun muteness an actor whose part is confined to dumb show. 1
- noun muteness Law. a person who stands mute when arraigned. 1
- noun muteness Also called sordino. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument. 1
- noun muteness Phonetics. a stop. 1
- noun muteness British Obsolete. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner. 1
- verb with object muteness to deaden or muffle the sound of. 1
- verb with object muteness to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color. 1