muteness
noun
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- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
her muteness was a consequence of her deafness
Types & categories
- condition hypernym
- deaf-mutism hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 noun
a refusal to speak when expected
his silence about my contribution was surprising
Types & categories
- uncommunicativeness hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mute |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | mute |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | condition |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | deaf-mutism |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | silence |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mute |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | mum |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | uncommunicativeness |