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muter |
Grep of noun muter commuter Overview of adj mute The adj mute has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless -- (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) 2. mute, tongueless -- (lacking power of speech) 3. dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness) Antonyms of adj mute 3 senses of mute Sense 1 mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate Sense 2 mute, tongueless INDIRECT (VIA nonspeaking) -> speaking Sense 3 dumb, mute, silent INDIRECT (VIA inarticulate) -> articulate Similarity of adj mute 3 senses of mute Sense 1 mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate Sense 2 mute, tongueless => nonspeaking (vs. speaking), walk-on Sense 3 dumb, mute, silent => inarticulate (vs. articulate), unarticulate Attributes of adj mute Familiarity of adj mute mute used as an adjective is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Grep of adj mute deaf-mute mute muted Overview of adj mute The adj mute has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (3) mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless -- (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) 2. mute, tongueless -- (lacking power of speech) 3. dumb, mute, silent -- (unable to speak because of hereditary deafness)
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