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Noun: muteness
  1. The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
    "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"
    - mutism
     
  2. A refusal to speak when expected
    "his muteness about my contribution was surprising"
    - silence

Derived forms: mutenesses

See also: mute

Type of: condition, status, uncommunicativeness

Encyclopedia: Muteness

Nearest

mutational
mutatis mutandis
mutative
Mutawa
Mutawa'een
mutchkin
mute
mute swan
muted
mutely
muteness
muti
mutilate
mutilated
mutilation
mutilator
Mutillidae
mutineer
mutinous
mutinously
Mutinus