muteness
Absence of speech
Muteness is the state of being unable or unwilling to speak.
It may result from physical conditions affecting speech, psychological trauma, or deliberate choice.
Her muteness lasted for days after the accident.
The word extends to absence of sound generally: the muteness of the empty house.
Inability to vocalize
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- wordlessnessLacking verbal expression
- speechlessnessInability to speak
- inarticulatenessInability to speak clearly
dumbness · tongue-tied · silenced · gagged · unvoiced · unspoken · nonverbal · voice loss
Lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- noiselessnessQuality of being soundless
- hushAbsence of sound
taciturnity · reticence · reserve · quietude · wordlessness · uncommunicativeness · tight-lipped · laconic
State of being alone
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- inner silenceQuietude of mind
mindfulness · quietude · stillness · retreat · monastic · vow of silence · contemplation · inner peace
Visual-gestural communication system
- ASLManual visual communication system
- BSLBritish sign language
- gesturesExpressive body movements
- body languageUnspoken physical expression
facial expressions · lip-reading · AAC · text-to-speech · assistive technology · fingerspelling · interpreter · visual communication
Violent sudden disturbance
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
- grief-strickenOverwhelmed by profound loss
dumbstruck · dumbfounded · lost for words · overcome · traumatized · frozen · numb
Difficulty with verbal articulation
- nonverbalNot using speech
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- psychogenicCaused by the mind
- congenitalExisting from birth
speech therapy · speech pathologist · medical condition · developmental · apraxia
aphonia
Inability to vocalize
- voicelessnessLack of spoken sound
- wordlessnessLacking verbal expression
- speechlessnessInability to speak
inarticulateness · dumbness · tongue-tied · silenced · gagged · unvoiced · unspoken · nonverbal · voice loss
quietness
Lack of sound
- stillnessComplete lack of motion
- soundlessnessTotal absence of noise
- noiselessnessQuality of being soundless
hush · taciturnity · reticence · reserve · quietude · wordlessness · uncommunicativeness · tight-lipped · laconic · unspoken
solitude
State of being alone
- introspectionObserving one's own mind
- meditationFocused attention practice
- reflectionReturned light or thought
inner silence · mindfulness · quietude · stillness · retreat · monastic · vow of silence · contemplation · inner peace
sign language
Visual-gestural communication system
body language · facial expressions · lip-reading · AAC · text-to-speech · assistive technology · fingerspelling · interpreter · visual communication · written communication
shock
Violent sudden disturbance
- stunnedShocked into speechlessness
- aweReverent fear and wonder
- overwhelmedDefeated by sheer volume
grief-stricken · dumbstruck · dumbfounded · lost for words · overcome · traumatized · frozen · numb
speech impairment
Difficulty with verbal articulation
- nonverbalNot using speech
- neurologicalOf the nervous system
- psychogenicCaused by the mind
congenital · speech therapy · speech pathologist · medical condition · developmental · apraxia
- impairmentsimpairment, disability, paralysis, incapacity, blindness
- silencequiet, silent, hush, stillness, soundless
- Biblical Afflictionsleprosy, blindness, boils, plagues, pestilence
- speechspeech, speaking, talk, diction, conversation
- indifferenceapathy, indifference, unconcern, disinterest, nonchalance
- language barrierslanguage barrier, miscommunication, misunderstanding, untranslatable, confusion
mutenessspeech
Oral communication ability
speaking · talking · vocalization · utterance · verbalization
mutenesstalkativeness
Inclination to speak extensively
loquacity · loquaciousness · garrulousness · volubility · chattiness
mute, muted, commute, commuter, mutation, immutable, commuting, transmute, muting