muteness

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noun

The characteristic of being mute.

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dumbnessmutismsilence
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Meanings

nounmuteness (usually uncountable, plural mutenesses)

plural mutenesses · alternative mutenesse

  1. uncountableusuallyThe 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

    Synonyms: dumbness

Synonyms & antonyms

nounThe characteristic of being mute.

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dumbness

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe condition of being unable or unwilling to speak

Similar
mutism
Broader
conditionstatus

nouna refusal to speak when expected

Similar
silence
Broader
uncommunicativeness
Also see
mutismsilence

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Origin

From mute + -ness.

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Translations

Bulgarian немота́
  • немота́ (nemotá)characteristic of being mute
Catalan mudesa
  • mudesacharacteristic of being mute
Czech němota
  • němotacharacteristic of being mute
Esperanto muteco
  • mutecocharacteristic of being mute
Finnish mykkyys
  • mykkyyscharacteristic of being mute
French mutité, mutisme
  • mutitécharacteristic of being mute
  • mutismecharacteristic of being mute
  • aphoniecharacteristic of being mute
German Stummheit
  • Stummheitcharacteristic of being mute
Irish bailbhe, balbhántaíocht
  • bailbhecharacteristic of being mute
  • balbhántaíochtcharacteristic of being mute
Polish niemota
  • niemotacharacteristic of being mute
Portuguese mudez
  • mudezcharacteristic of being mute
Romanian muțenie
  • muțeniecharacteristic of being mute
Russian немота́
  • немота́ (nemotá)characteristic of being mute
Slovak nemota
  • nemotacharacteristic of being mute
Spanish mudez, mutismo
  • mudezcharacteristic of being mute
  • mutismocharacteristic of being mute
Tamil ஊமை
  • ஊமை (ūmai)characteristic of being mute
Ukrainian німота́
  • німота́ (nimotá)characteristic of being mute

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

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Cite this entry
APA

muteness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muteness

MLA

“muteness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muteness. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “muteness,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/muteness.

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