mutité

French

Etymology

From Latin mūtus + -ité, on the model of surdité and cécité; see also Medieval Latin mūtitātem.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /my.ti.te/

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Noun

mutité f (plural mutités)

1. muteness (inability to speak)

   Synonym: mutisme

Related terms

• muet

Further reading

• “mutité”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.