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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak;
- Example: "her muteness was a consequence of her deafness"
[syn: mutism, muteness]

2. a refusal to speak when expected;
- Example: "his silence about my contribution was surprising"
[syn: muteness, silence]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Muteness \Mute"ness\, n.
   The quality or state of being mute; speechlessness.
   [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

muteness
    n 1: the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak; "her
         muteness was a consequence of her deafness" [syn: mutism,
         muteness]
    2: a refusal to speak when expected; "his silence about my
       contribution was surprising" [syn: muteness, silence]