Mute

Morpheme

Mute

Type

free base

Denotation

silent, speechless

Etymology

Old French muet, diminutive of mut, mo; Latin mutus

Evidence

mute, muted, mutely, muteness, muter, mutes, mutest, muting, mutism, obmutescence, obmutescent

Doublet

Molt, Mutate

See Also

Molt, Mute

Homographs

Mute