Meanings
adjectiveobmutescent (not comparable)
- not comparableSilent; unable or refusing to speak.
Origin
- Latinobmutescens, obmutescentis
- Englishobmutescent
Borrowed from Latin obmutescens, obmutescentis.
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Full word history & related roots →Translations
Chinese Mandarin 死不吭聲的, 死不吭声的
- 死不吭聲的refusing to speak
- 死不吭声的 (sǐbù kēngshēng de)refusing to speak
Finnish puhumaton
- puhumatonrefusing to speak
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with obmutescent
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All rhymes →Cite this entry
APA
obmutescent. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obmutescent
MLA
“obmutescent.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obmutescent. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “obmutescent,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/obmutescent.
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