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muted

 

[ หˆmjuหtษชd ]

Adjective / Verb
Context #1 | Adjective

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.
Context #2 | Verb

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:

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น silenciado

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ณ เคฎเฅŒเคจ

๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช stumm

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ฉ dibisukan

๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ะฑะตะทะทะฒัƒั‡ะฝะธะน

๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ wyciszony

๐Ÿ‡ฏ๐Ÿ‡ต ใƒŸใƒฅใƒผใƒˆ

๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท muet

๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ silenciado

๐Ÿ‡น๐Ÿ‡ท sessiz

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ท ์Œ์†Œ๊ฑฐ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฆ ุตุงู…ุช

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฟ ztlumenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฐ stlmenรฝ

๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ณ ้™้Ÿณ

๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ฎ utiลกan

๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡ธ hljรณรฐur

๐Ÿ‡ฐ๐Ÿ‡ฟ าฏะฝัั–ะท

๐Ÿ‡ฌ๐Ÿ‡ช แƒ›แƒฃแƒœแƒฏแƒ˜

๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ฟ sษ™ssiz

๐Ÿ‡ฒ๐Ÿ‡ฝ silenciado

Etymology

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.

See also: mute, mutely, mutual.

Word Frequency Rank

With rank #16,718, this word belongs to specialized vocabulary. While not common in everyday speech, it enriches your ability to express complex ideas.