Dictionary

muteness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

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Etymology

Etymology tree English mute Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English muteness From mute + -ness.

Meanings

1. (uncountable, usually) The characteristic of being mute.
   • Jamike came with a certain muteness, as if something had silenced him. 2019, Chigozie Obioma, An Orchestra of Minorities, Abacus (2019), page 498:

Forms

Relateds

deaf-muteness

Synonyms

dumbness

Translations (26)

sk nemota (characteristic of being mute) · fr mutité (characteristic of being mute) · es mudez (characteristic of being mute) · ca mudesa (characteristic of being mute) · ro muțenie (characteristic of being mute) · bg немота́ (characteristic of being mute) · enm dombenesse (characteristic of being mute) · cs němota (characteristic of being mute) · ga balbhántaíocht (characteristic of being mute) · eo muteco (characteristic of being mute) · sh nemost (characteristic of being mute) · ang dumbnes (characteristic of being mute) · de Stummheit (characteristic of being mute) · fi mykkyys (characteristic of being mute) · be немата́ (characteristic of being mute) · es mutismo (characteristic of being mute) · fr aphonie (characteristic of being mute) · mk немост (characteristic of being mute) · ru немота́ (characteristic of being mute) · ta ஊமை (characteristic of being mute) · fr mutisme (characteristic of being mute) · pt mudez (characteristic of being mute) · uk німота́ (characteristic of being mute) · sh немост (characteristic of being mute) · pl niemota (characteristic of being mute) · ga bailbhe (characteristic of being mute)