Meaning of MUTENESS
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| | Definition: | | [n] a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my contribution was surprising" |
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| | Synonyms: | | silence |
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| | See Also: | | uncommunicativeness | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Mute"ness\, n.
The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
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| | Related Terms: | | anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, aphrasia, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, conciseness, curtness, deaf-muteness, dumbness, economy of words, inarticulateness, jargon aphasia, laconicalness, laconism, loss of speech, motor aphasia, mutism, obmutescence, paranomia, paraphasia, pauciloquy, quietness, quietude, shortness, silence, sparingness of words, speechlessness, taciturnity, terseness, tonguelessness, unloquaciousness, untalkativeness, voicelessness, wordlessness |
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