Noun
-
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
-
a deaf person who is unable to speak
- deaf mute - deaf and dumb person
Verb
-
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping
- tone down
Adjective
-
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
-
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