What is the meaning of mute?

noun

• A deaf person who is unable to speak.
  • synonyms: deaf-mute, deaf-and-dumb person
• 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."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
• Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
  • synonyms: dumb, silent