Definition of muter Muter
We found 3 definitions of muter from 2 different sources.
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What does muter mean?
Part of speech
🔤- muter, adjective, comparative of mute.
WordNet
NounPlural: mutes |
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| mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak | ||
| deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person | ||
| deaf person a person with a severe auditory impairment | ||
| mute - a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument | ||
| acoustic device a device for amplifying or transmitting sound | ||
Adjectivemute, muter, mutest |
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| mute - expressed without speech; "a mute appeal"; "a silent curse"; "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson; "the words stopped at her lips unsounded"; "unspoken grief"; "choking exasperation and wordless shame"- Thomas Wolfe | ||
| tongueless, unspoken, wordless | ||
| inarticulate, unarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" | ||
| mute - unable to speak because of hereditary deafness | ||
| dumb, silent | ||
| inarticulate, unarticulate without or deprived of the use of speech or words; "inarticulate beasts"; "remained stupidly inarticulate and saying something noncommittal"; "inarticulate with rage"; "an inarticulate cry" | ||
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Wiktionary 
- mute (Noun)
A person who does not have the power of speech. - mute (Noun)
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. - mute (Noun)
The faeces of a hawk or falcon. - mute (Verb)
To silence, to make quiet. - mute (Verb)
To turn off the sound of. - mute (Verb)
To cast off ; to moult. - mute (Adjective)
Not having the power of speech; dumb. - mute (Adjective)
Silent; not making a sound.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- mute (v. t.)
To cast off; to molt. - mute (v. t. & i.)
To eject the contents of the bowels; -- said of birds. - mute (n.)
The dung of birds. - mute (a.)
Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent. - mute (a.)
Incapable of speaking; dumb. - mute (a.)
Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; -- said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2. - mute (a.)
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; -- said of a metal. - mute (n.)
One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause. - mute (n.)
One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute. - mute (n.)
A person employed by undertakers at a funeral. - mute (n.)
A person whose part in a play does not require him to speak. - mute (n.)
Among the Turks, an officer or attendant who is selected for his place because he can not speak. - mute (n.)
A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t. - mute (n.)
A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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mute
Not making a sound.
Vulgar Tongue DictionaryDictionary of the Vulgar Tongue 👅
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mute
An undertaker's servant, who stands at the door of a person lying in state: so named from being supposed mute with grief.
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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mute
They are as mute as fishes.
Wikipedia 
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Mute is a lack of sound. A person that can not speak using sound is called a "mute". It is a type of speech disorder.
A person who chooses not to speak can also be said to be mute.
"Mute" is also the name of a tool used with some musical instruments, like the trumpet, trombone and violin, to make their sound quieter.
