muteness

English Thesaurus

1. a refusal to speak when expected (noun.attribute)

hypernym	:	uncommunicativeness,
definition	:	the trait of being uncommunicative (noun.attribute)

2. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak (noun.state)

hypernym	:	condition, status,
definition	:	a state at a particular time (noun.state)

hyponym	:	deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism,
definition	:	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak (noun.state)

3. a refusal to speak when expected (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still,
definition	:	cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)

derivation	:	mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless,
definition	:	expressed without speech (adj.all)

derivation	:	mum, silent,
definition	:	failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to (adj.all)

4. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak (noun.state)

derivation	:	dumb, mute, silent,
definition	:	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless,
definition	:	expressed without speech (adj.all)

5. a refusal to speak when expected (noun.attribute)

derivation	:	hush, hush up, quieten, shut up, silence, still,
definition	:	cause to be quiet or not talk (verb.change)

derivation	:	mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless,
definition	:	expressed without speech (adj.all)

derivation	:	mum, silent,
definition	:	failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to (adj.all)

6. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak (noun.state)

derivation	:	dumb, mute, silent,
definition	:	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	mute, tongueless, unspoken, wordless,
definition	:	expressed without speech (adj.all)