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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

muteness

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.52 in modern English

Syllables
mute-ness
IPA
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The characteristic of being mute.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree English mute Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English muteness From mute + -ness.

Usage

Inflected Forms

mutenesses (plural) mutenesse (alternative)

Phrases

deaf-muteness

Frequently Paired Words

deaf-muteness

Synonyms

dumbness silence mutism

Questions

What does muteness mean?
The characteristic of being mute.
Where does muteness come from?
Etymology tree English mute Proto-Germanic *-in- Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ Proto-Indo-European *-éh₂ Proto-Indo-European *-yéti Proto-Indo-European *-eh₂yéti Proto-Indo-European *-h₂ti Proto-Germanic *-ōną Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English muteness From mute + -ness.

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