muteness

noun

Definition of mutenessnext
as in silence
incapacity for or restraint from speaking we were baffled by his uncharacteristic muteness

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  1. silence
Noun
  • After the closing notes, silence reigned as Jamal slowly got up from his stool.
    — KiMi Robinson, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2025
  • For Jones, whose directorial debut could have died in that moment, the silence was unthinkable.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 29 Apr. 2025
Definition of silence
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“Muteness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/muteness. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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