Definitions
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Word origin
From Middle English muet, from Anglo-Norman muet, moet, Middle French muet, from mu (“dumb, mute”) + -et, remodelled after Latin mūtus.
Used in a sentence
“He ask’d, but all the Heav’nly Quire ſtood mute, / And ſilence was in Heav’n: […]”
“[…] The heathens have broken into Thy Temple, and Thou art silent! Esau mocks Thy Children, and Thou remainest mute! Show thyself, arise, and let Thy Voice resound, Thou mutest among all the mute!”
“As for the poor honest Maid, whom all the Story is built upon, and who ought to be one of the principal Actors in the Play, she is commonly a Mute in it:”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Silent, as a button”4 letters
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