Word a Day
mute
What does mute mean?
mute (adjective): silent; not making a sound.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you pronounce mute?
/mjut/ (IPA, American English). The app reads every word aloud.
Where does mute come from?
From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin mūtus.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Test yourself: do you know “mute”?
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What does “mute” mean?
huge, gigantic, very large
Not quite: that's what immense means.
having a sharp inclination
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amusing; humorous; comical
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silent; not making a sound
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