[{"Bold_text": "adjective", "List Items": ["silent; refraining from speech or utterance.Antonyms: talkative", "not emitting or having sound of any kind.", "incapable of speech (offensive when applied to humans):Animals are mute and are only able to speak in fairy tales and fables.", "(of letters) silent; not pronounced:The mute “e” in the word “dime” makes the preceding vowel long, so it is not pronounced like “dim.”", "Law.(of a person who has been arraigned) making no plea or giving an irrelevant response when arraigned, or refusing to stand trial (used chiefly in the phraseto stand mute).", "Fox Hunting.(of a hound) hunting a line without giving tongue or cry."]}, {"Bold_text": "noun", "List Items": ["Offensive.a person incapable of speech.", "an actor whose part is confined to dumb show dumb show.", "Law.a person who stands mute when arraigned.", "Also called sordino .a mechanical device of various shapes and materials for muffling the tone of a musical instrument.", "Phonetics.(especially in older use) stop(def34b) stop(def34b).", "British Obsolete.a hired mourner at a funeral; a professional mourner."]}, {"Bold_text": "verb (used with object)", "List Items": ["to deaden or muffle the sound of:The music was a little muted by distance and the trees.", "to turn off (a microphone, a speaker, or audio):During the commercials, they muted the TV and discussed the game.Check the mic icon to make sure you're not muted.", "to reduce the intensity of (a color) by the addition of another color.", "to soften or subdue; moderate :His happiness about returning to the United States was muted by his concern for the other hostages."]}]