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MUTE

Definition:

[noun] a deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonyms: deaf-deaf-and-dumb person
[noun] a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
[verb] deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
Synonyms: muffle, dull, damp, dampen, tone down
[adjective] expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate; "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
Synonyms: tongueless, unspoken, wordless
[adjective] lacking power of speech
Synonyms: tongueless
[adjective] unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms: dumb, silent