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What I've discovered and really confirmed to myself is that opera really likes loud colours, and you need something bold, something savage, unpredictable, passionate. You can't really run a two-hour opera round some muted murmuring.
Ian Mcewan

Meaning of "muted" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MUTED

muted  [ˈmjuːtɪd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MUTED

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Muted is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES MUTED MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Mute

Mute may refer to: ▪ Muteness, a speech disorder in which a person lacks the ability to speak ▪ Mute, a silent letter in phonology ▪ Mute, a 2005 short film by Melissa Joan Hart ▪ Mute a professional mourner in Victorian and other European cultures ▪ Mute, an online magazine of culture and politics ▪ Mute, a device used to alter the sound of a musical instrument ▪ Mute, a soup from Colombia ▪ Mute Records, a record label in the United Kingdom ▪ MUTE, a peer-to-peer file-sharing network ▪ Mute, a 2000 compilation album from Hush Records featuring several indie rock acts ▪ Muted, a 2003 album from hip hop artist Alias ▪ "Mute", an episode of The Twilight Zone ▪ "Mute", written by Stephen King...

Definition of muted in the English dictionary

The first definition of muted in the dictionary is softened. Other definition of muted is subdued or restrained. Muted is also being played while fitted with a mute.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MUTED


comminuted
ˈkɒmɪˌnjuːtɪd
cornuted
kɔːˈnjuːtɪd
disputed
dɪˈspjuːtɪd
distributed
dɪˈstrɪbjuːtɪd
disubstituted
daɪˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪd
dutied
ˈdjuːtɪd
ill-suited
ˌɪlˈsjuːtɪd
persecuted
ˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːtɪd
putid
ˈpjuːtɪd
reputed
rɪˈpjuːtɪd
rooted
ˈruːtɪd
suited
ˈsuːtɪd
trisubstituted
traɪˈsʌbstɪˌtjuːtɪd
unattributed
ˌʌnəˈtrɪbjuːtɪd
uncommuted
ˌʌnkəˈmjuːtɪd
undisputed
ˌʌndɪˈspjuːtɪd
unexecuted
ʌnˈeksɪˌkjuːtɪd
unpersecuted
ʌnˈpɜːsɪˌkjuːtɪd
unrefuted
ˌʌnrɪˈfjuːtɪd
untransmuted
ˌʌntrænzˈmjuːtɪd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MUTED

mutationally
mutationist
mutatis mutandis
mutative
mutatory
Mutazilite
mutch
mutchkin
mute
mute swan
mutedly
mutely
muteness
mutessarif
mutessarifat
mutha
muti
muticate
muticous
mutilate

WORDS THAT END LIKE MUTED

convoluted
fluted
involuted
polluted
snouted
undiluted
undistributed
unfluted
unpolluted
unsaluted
voluted

Synonyms and antonyms of muted in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «MUTED»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «muted» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of muted

Translation of «muted» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MUTED

Find out the translation of muted to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of muted from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «muted» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

> 柔和的
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

apagado
570 millions of speakers

English

muted
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

मौन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صامتة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

приглушен
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

moderado
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

নিঃশব্দ
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sourd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Diredamkan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

gedämpft
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

柔らかな
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

연한
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyenyet
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

người câm
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

முடக்கப்பட்ட
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

निःशब्द केले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sessiz
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

attenuato
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wyciszony
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

приглушений
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

dezactivat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

σίγαση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gedempte
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dämpad
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

dempet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of muted

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MUTED»

The term «muted» is very widely used and occupies the 20.182 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MUTED» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about muted

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9 QUOTES WITH «MUTED»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word muted.
1
Mario Gabelli
The free market is at its best when everybody works in a fish bowl and tells you their point of view... The hedge funds and portfolio managers have a right to do this... We've muted the analysts and their presence in the system.
2
Ciaran Hinds
Grief is exhausting. When you learn - maybe through my age or experience - trying to harness the energy, whatever it is, muted energy or a concentration to find yourself in a place? You try to use it for when it's really necessary and can arrive.
3
Ian Mcewan
What I've discovered and really confirmed to myself is that opera really likes loud colours, and you need something bold, something savage, unpredictable, passionate. You can't really run a two-hour opera round some muted murmuring.
4
Kate Millett
However muted its present appearance may be, sexual dominion obtains nevertheless as perhaps the most pervasive ideology of our culture and provides its most fundamental concept of power.
5
Donna Mills
Even colors were important to me. If it was a somber scene, the colors were muted and dark. If it was a happy or seductive scene, the colors were brighter.
6
Jessica Pare
My natural gravitation is toward the gray and the black and the white and the burgundy. Sort of muted, cool colors.
7
Anne Robinson
I like to look put together without trying too hard. I don't want to look as if God's made another rainbow - I prefer muted, autumnal colours, like most fading redheads.
8
Peter Straub
When, in the third book, we do learn the identity of the Blue Rose murderer, the information comes in a muted, nearly off-hand manner, and the man has died long before.
9
Jonathan Turley
People don't realize that the Obama Administration has been, if anything, harder on whistleblowers than the Bush Administration. Part of the reason is that they know that the response will be more muted because the traditional constituency supporting whistleblowers just happen to be the same constituency as Obama's.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MUTED»

Discover the use of muted in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to muted and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Muted Conscience: Moral Silence and the Practice of ...
A new approach to understanding the nature of ethics and ethical decision making, not only in the context of business, but also in other life contexts.
Frederick Bruce Bird, 2002
2
A wanderer plays on muted strings
A new edition of Hamsun's charming novel, related in subject and characters to "Under the Autumn Star" (Sun Moon Press).
Knut Hamsun, Gunnvor Stallybrass, 2001
3
A Muted Melody
Paralyzed after an accident, an amnesiac patient must come to grips with life changes. However, sinister people may have other plans for the victim.
Barbara E. Trombley, 2008
4
Muted Voices: Latinos and the 2000 Elections
The 2000 presidential election was one of the closest in history, yet this book shows that the Latino vote and voice in the election were limited in impact.
Rodolfo O. De la Garza, Louis DeSipio, 2005
5
The Muted Trumpet's Call: Stories of the Everyday Heroes of ...
Stories from veterans of every branch of the military who served in WWII--from letters, diaries, and live interviews or recorded by their families
Chuck Knox, 2011
6
Muted Voices: The Recovery of Democracy in the Shaping of ...
This book presents and analyzes two detailed ethnographic studies of exceptional citizen involvement in the shaping of technology.
Jesse S. Tatum, 2000
7
Muted Consent: A Casebook in Modern Medical Ethics
Here is a book that attempts to clarify the issues raised by such complexities.
Jan Wojcik, 1978
8
Muted Grey
What would you do if you discovered the path you had chosen for your life had been based upon lies?
Dianna L Fuchs, 2011
9
Inequality, Crisis and Social Change in Indonesia: The Muted ...
The aim of this book is to assess the rapidly changing socio-political landscape of Bali in the aftermath of the Asian economic crisis and the collapse of Suharto's 'New Order' regime in Indonesia.
Thomas Reuter, 2003
10
Muted Voices of Powerless Poor "oily" Africans
Essay from the year 2005 in the subject African Studies, grade: "none," Lund University, course: Development Studies, 25 entries in the bibliography, language: English, abstract: The following exposition on the World Bank and the projects ...
Chijioke Uba, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MUTED»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term muted is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Omnicare's early impact: mixed and muted
On Tuesday, the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals sent a securities class action against Deutsche Bank and several underwriters back to U.S. ... «Reuters Blogs, Jul 15»
2
WTI muted below $ 50
FXStreet (Mumbai) -"> WTI oil prices on NYMEX trades around a flat line heading into European opening bells, as markets continue to digest ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
3
Ceat Q1 net profit zooms but revenues muted on export hit
However, revenue growth remained muted as the company as growth in the domestic market was offset by negative growth in exports. "Exports ... «Moneycontrol.com, Jul 15»
4
Tupperware Issues Muted Outlook as Sales Slide on Strong Dollar
based company issued muted guidance for the current quarter, expecting adjusted earnings to land in the per-share range of 69 cents and 74 ... «Wall Street Journal, Jul 15»
5
Muted Wage Growth: A Chink in Labor Market's Armor
This begs the question: With the U.S. economy showing signs of life, why aren't U.S. consumers spending? As I write in my new weekly ... «Market Realist, Jul 15»
6
SEC PREVIEW MISSOURI A muted roar
Missouri quarterback Maty Mauk throws a pass as he warms up before the start of an NCAA college football game against Vanderbilt, Saturday, ... «Arkansas Online, Jul 15»
7
Tax credit cut gets muted response from families
Although tax credits are not devolved, Stormont politicians still have plenty to say about chancellor George Osborne reducing them. “Parents ... «the Irish News, Jul 15»
8
EUR/USD wipes-out gains, muted around 1.0935
The EUR/USD pair trades almost unchanged at 1.0939, facing rejection at 1.0950 levels in last hours. The major pared gains and trades muted ... «FXStreet, Jul 15»
9
Barley futures down over 1% on muted spot demand
Barley prices drifted by Rs 14.50 to Rs 1,172.50 per quintal in futures trading today as traders reduced their exposure, tracking a weak trend at ... «Business Standard, Jul 15»
10
Halliburton Could Remain Volatile On Muted Market Fundamentals …
Halliburton could experience more volatility in the coming days on muted oil prices. Halliburton Company (NYSE:HAL) announced results for ... «Seeking Alpha, Jul 15»

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