Mute (Adjective)
Meaning 1
Unable to speak because of hereditary deafness.
Classification
All adjective clusters.
Examples
- The mute child was unable to express her needs through spoken language.
- Hereditary deafness had left her mute from birth, relying on sign language to communicate.
- The mute woman used a combination of gestures and writing to convey her thoughts.
- Despite being mute, she was able to express herself eloquently through her art.
- The mute boy's eyes lit up as he watched the interpreter sign the story in his native language.
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Meaning 2
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.
Classification
All adjective clusters.