Word a Day
moot
What does moot mean?
moot (adjective): open to argument or debate.
Definition: Princeton WordNet 3.1.
How do you use moot in a sentence?
- That is a moot question. (Princeton WordNet 3.1)
How do you pronounce moot?
/mut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does moot come from?
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”).
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
What are synonyms of moot?
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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What does “moot” mean?
silent; not making a sound
Not quite: that's what mute means.
having a sharp inclination
Not quite: that's what steep means.
open to argument or debate
Right! That's what “moot” means.
huge, gigantic, very large
Not quite: that's what immense means.
Which word is closest in meaning to “moot”?
debatable
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conscious
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identical
Not quite: identical means something else.
anonymous
Not quite: anonymous means something else.
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