1. silent; refraining from speech or utterance.
2. not emitting or having sound of any kind.
3. incapable of speech (offensive when applied to humans): Animals are mute and are only able to speak in fairy tales and fables.
4. (of letters) silent; not pronounced: The mute “e” in the word “dime” makes the preceding vowel long, so it is not pronounced like “dim.”
5. (of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phrase to stand mute).
6. (of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry.

7. a person incapable of speech.
8. an actor whose part is confined to dumb show.
9. a person who stands mute when arraigned.
10. a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.
11. (especially in older use) stop (def. 34b).
12. a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner.

13. to deaden or muffle the sound of: The music was a little muted by distance and the trees.
14. to turn off (a microphone, a speaker, or audio):During the commercials, they muted the TV and discussed the game.Check the mic icon to make sure you're not muted.
15. to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color.
16. to soften or subdue; moderate: His happiness about returning to the United States was muted by his concern for the other hostages.

1. not giving out sound or speech; silent
2. unable to speak; dumb
3. unspoken or unexpressed
4. (of a person arraigned on indictment) refusing to answer a charge
5. phonetics another word for plosive
6. (of a letter in a word) silent

7. a person who is unable to speak
8. a person who refuses to plead when arraigned on indictment for an offence
9. any of various devices used to soften the tone of stringed or brass instruments
10. a plosive consonant; stop
11. a silent letter
12. an actor in a dumb show
13. a hired mourner at a funeral

14. to reduce the volume of (a musical instrument) by means of a mute, soft pedal, etc
15. to subdue the strength of (a colour, tone, lighting, etc)

1. (of birds) to discharge (faeces)

2. birds' faeces

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