mute means "a deaf person who is unable to speak". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in mute?

mute has 1 syllable: mute. In IPA it is /ˈmjut/.

What is another word for mute?

Close synonyms include deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person, tongueless, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is mute a common word?

mute is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with mute?

3 words rhyme with mute. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

mute — meaning, pronunciation and 5 definitions

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonymsdeaf-mute deaf-and-dumb person
Broaderdeaf person
Narrowerdummy
2.
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Broaderacoustic device
Narrowersourdine

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
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”
Synonymstongueless unspoken wordless
Similarinarticulate
2.
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonymsdumb silent
Similarinarticulate

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonymsmuffle dull damp dampen tone down
Broadersoften

Other forms of mute

plural: mutes·
past tense: muted·
present participle: muting·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about mute

What does mute mean?: mute means "a deaf person who is unable to speak". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in mute?: mute has 1 syllable: mute. In IPA it is /ˈmjut/.
What is another word for mute?: Close synonyms include deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person, tongueless, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is mute a common word?: mute is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with mute?: 3 words rhyme with mute. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for mute come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

noun

2 sensesA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
a deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonymsdeaf-mute deaf-and-dumb person
Broaderdeaf person
Narrowerdummy
2.
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
Broaderacoustic device
Narrowersourdine

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
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”
Synonymstongueless unspoken wordless
Similarinarticulate
2.
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonymsdumb silent
Similarinarticulate

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonymsmuffle dull damp dampen tone down
Broadersoften

Other forms of mute

plural: mutes·
past tense: muted·
present participle: muting·

Questions about mute

What does mute mean?: mute means "a deaf person who is unable to speak". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in mute?: mute has 1 syllable: mute. In IPA it is /ˈmjut/.
What is another word for mute?: Close synonyms include deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person, tongueless, unspoken, wordless. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
Is mute a common word?: mute is banded "Familiar" — widely understood, used when the subject calls for it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.
What rhymes with mute?: 3 words rhyme with mute. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.

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