mute

mute · adjective

imported

Definitions

adjective

  1. 1.

    Refraining from speech or temporarily speechless.

  2. 2.

    (dated, now often considered offensive) Unable to speak.

  3. 3.

    (as noun) A device for reducing the sound of a musical instrument.

  4. 4.

    (as verb) To reduce or eliminate the sound of something.

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    on mute — with the sound turned off
  • •
    mute button — a control that silences audio

Related words

Antonyms: audible, loud, vocal
See also: quiet, silence, silent
Synonyms: quiet, silent, speechless, voiceless

Etymology

From Latin mutus ("silent, mute"), of imitative origin.