muteness

muteness: Synonyms and related words:

anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, aphrasia, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, conciseness, curtness, deaf-muteness, dumbness, economy of words, inarticulateness, jargon aphasia, laconicalness, laconism, loss of speech, motor aphasia, mutism, obmutescence, paranomia, paraphasia, pauciloquy, quietness, quietude, shortness, silence, sparingness of words, speechlessness, taciturnity, terseness, tonguelessness, unloquaciousness, untalkativeness, voicelessness, wordlessness

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Muteness — Mute ness, n. The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Muteness — or mutism is an inability to speak caused by a speech disorder. The term originates from the Latin word mutus, meaning silent . Contents 1 Causes 2 Variations 3 Coping with mutism 4 … Wikipedia
muteness — (n.) 1580s, from MUTE (Cf. mute) (adj.) + NESS (Cf. ness) … Etymology dictionary
muteness — noun 1. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak her muteness was a consequence of her deafness • Syn: ↑mutism • Derivationally related forms: ↑mute • Hypernyms: ↑condition, ↑status … Useful english dictionary
muteness — mute ► ADJECTIVE 1) refraining from speech or temporarily speechless. 2) dated lacking the power of speech. 3) (of a letter) not pronounced. ► NOUN 1) dated a person without the power of speech. 2) historical a professional attendant or mourner… … English terms dictionary
muteness — noun see mute I … New Collegiate Dictionary
muteness — See mutely. * * * … Universalium
muteness — noun The characteristic of being mute … Wiktionary
muteness — (Roget s Thesaurus II) noun The avoidance of speech: dumbness, silence, speechlessness, wordlessness. See WORDS … English dictionary for students
muteness — mjuËtnÉªs n. condition of being mute; silence, quietness … English contemporary dictionary

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