Definitions of mute:
- noun: a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
- noun: a deaf person who is unable to speak
- verb: deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- adjective: expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate
Example: "A mute appeal"
- adjective: lacking power of speech
- adjective: unable to speak because of hereditary deafness