MUTE | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

Meaning of mute – Learner’s Dictionary

mute
adjective
uk
/mjuːt/ us

mute adjective (THOUGHT)

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expressed in thoughts but not in speech or writing:
The president has remained mute about whether he will resign.
I gazed at her in mute admiration.

mute adjective (NOT SPEAKING)

unable to speak for physical or mental reasons:
a school for deaf and mute children

(Definition of mute from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Translations of mute

in Chinese (Traditional)
沉默的, （活動）無聲的, 無法說話的…
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沉默的, （活动）无声的, 无法说话的…
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in Spanish
mudo, sordina…
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in Portuguese
mudo…
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無言の, 口の利けない…
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sessiz, suskun, dilsiz…
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muet…
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en silenci, mut…
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stom…
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stum…
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stum, tyst, mållös…
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bisu, senyap, tidak berbunyi…
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stumm…
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stum, stille, stum (bokstav)…
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німий, мовчазний, такий…
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безмолвный, немой…
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صامِت, أبكَم…
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němý, neznělá hláska…
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bisu, tidak berbunyi…
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ใบ้, เงียบ, ไม่ออกเสียง…
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câm, yên lặng, âm câm…
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milczący, niemy…
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무언의, 벙어리의…
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muto…
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