Muted: meaning, definitions and examples

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muted

[ ˈmjuːtɪd ]

^{Context #1}

sound

Not emitting or having sound.

Synonyms

hushed, quiet, silent

Examples of usage

The TV was muted so we could have a conversation.
She placed her phone on muted during the meeting.
The muted background music created a calming atmosphere.

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chat

To temporarily silence or turn off sound.

Synonyms

hush, quiet, silence

Examples of usage

He muted his microphone during the online meeting.
The teacher muted the students' microphones to reduce background noise.

Translations

Translations of the word "muted" in other languages:

🇵🇹 silenciado

🇮🇳 मौन

🇩🇪 stumm

🇮🇩 dibisukan

🇺🇦 беззвучний

🇵🇱 wyciszony

🇯🇵 ミュート

🇫🇷 muet

🇪🇸 silenciado

🇹🇷 sessiz

🇰🇷 음소거

🇸🇦 صامت

🇨🇿 ztlumený

🇸🇰 stlmený

🇨🇳 静音

🇸🇮 utišan

🇮🇸 hljóður

🇰🇿 үнсіз

🇬🇪 მუნჯი

🇦🇿 səssiz

🇲🇽 silenciado

Word origin

The word 'muted' originates from the verb 'mute', which comes from the Latin word 'mutus', meaning silent or speechless. Over time, 'muted' has evolved to describe the action of silencing or reducing sound, as well as describing objects or situations that lack noise or sound.