Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

mutist

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: mutist
IPA

8

Scrabble Score

6

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

One who exhibits mutism.

Example Sentences

"The parents of elective mutists often feel alienated from one another."

Etymology

From mute + -ist.

Word Breakdown

Suffix: mute

Inflected Forms

mutists (plural)

Questions

What does mutist mean?: One who exhibits mutism.
Where does mutist come from?: From mute + -ist.

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