mute meaning and definition

MUTE noun

Definition of mute (noun)

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
   • synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

MUTE verb

Definition of mute (verb)

1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
   • synonyms: damp, dampen, dull, muffle, tone down

MUTE adjective

Definition of mute (adjective)

1. expressed without speech
   • "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe
   • synonyms: tongueless, unspoken, wordless
2. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
   • synonyms: dumb, silent