MUTE – מילון אנגלי-אנגלי
mute
adj.
silent, not making a sound; having no sound, noiseless; unable to speak; unspoken, not expressed in words; not pronounced (as of a letter in a word)
v.
make quieter, reduce the loudness of; make less bright, reduce the intensity of
n.
one who cannot speak, person who does not utter any noise, dumb; device which temporarily silences the sound on a telephone or television
MUTE
Mute
Mute may refer to:
- Muteness, a speech disorder in which a person lacks the ability to speak
- Mute, a silent letter in phonology
- Mute (film), a 2005 short film by Melissa Joan Hart
- Mute (death customs), a professional mourner in Victorian and other European cultures
- Mute (magazine), an online magazine of culture and politics
- Mute (music), a device used to alter the sound of a musical instrument
- Mute (food), a soup from Colombia
- Mute Records, a record label in the United Kingdom
- MUTE, a peer-to-peer file-sharing network
- Mute (album), a 2000 compilation album from Hush Records featuring several indie rock acts
- Muted (album), a 2003 album from hip hop artist Alias
- "Mute" (The Twilight Zone), an episode of The Twilight Zone
- "Mute" (short story), written by Stephen King
mute
Noun
1. a deaf person who is unable to speak
(synonym) deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
(hypernym) deaf person
(hyponym) dummy, silent person
2. a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
(hypernym) acoustic device
(hyponym) sourdine, sordino
(derivation) muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
Verb
1. deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
(synonym) muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
(hypernym) soften
Adjective
1. expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "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
(synonym) tongueless, unspoken, wordless
(similar) inarticulate, unarticulate
2. lacking power of speech
(synonym) tongueless
(similar) nonspeaking, walk-on
3. unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
(synonym) dumb, silent
(similar) inarticulate, unarticulate
Mut (der)
nm.
courage, spunkiness, fearlessness, braveness; determination, spirits, boldness, daring, nerve (Slang)
muter
v.
shift, transfer
