muteness

Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary

noun

1. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
- her muteness was a consequence of her deafness
• Syn:
mutism
• Derivationally related forms:
mute
• Hypernyms:
condition, status
• Hyponyms:
deaf-mutism, deaf-muteness
2. a refusal to speak when expected
- his silence about my contribution was surprising
• Syn:
silence
• Derivationally related forms:
silent (for: silence), silence (for: silence), mute
• Hypernyms:
uncommunicativeness

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  silence, mutism