2. A keeping silent or mute. --Paley. [1913 Webster]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English. 2000.
obmutescence — noun Silence; inability or refusal to speak. See Also: obmutescent … Wiktionary
obmutescence — É‘bmjÉ™ tesns / É’bmjuË tesns n. stubborn silence … English contemporary dictionary
obmutescence — ob·mu·tes·cence … English syllables
obmutescence — ˌäbmyəˈtesən(t)s noun Etymology: Latin obmutescere to become mute (from ob to, toward + mutescere to become mute, from mutus mute) + English ence more at ob , mute : a becoming or keeping silent or mute … Useful english dictionary
Aphony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aphony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aphony aphony aphonia Sgm: N 1 dumbness dumbness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obmutescence obmutescence Sgm: N 1 absence of voice absence of voice want of voice Sgm: N … English dictionary for students
obmutescent — adjective Silent; unable or refusing to speak. See Also: obmutescence … Wiktionary
brevity — Synonyms and related words: brachylogy, briefness, brusqueness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision, crispness, curtness, dumbness, economy, economy of words, instantaneousness, laconicalness, laconicism, laconism, littleness,… … Moby Thesaurus
curtness — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness, boorishness, brachylogy, brashness, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision,… … Moby Thesaurus
dumbness — Synonyms and related words: anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, asininity, blockishness, boobishness, boorishness, bovinity, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, cloddishness, conciseness, crassness, crudeness, curtness, deaf muteness, denseness, density, dim … Moby Thesaurus
muteness — Synonyms and related words: anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, aphrasia, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, conciseness, curtness, deaf muteness, dumbness, economy of words, inarticulateness, jargon aphasia, laconicalness, laconism, loss of speech, motor… … Moby Thesaurus
