muted
pronunciation
How to pronounce muted in British English:
UK [ˈmju:tɪd]
How to pronounce muted in American English:
US [ˈmjutɪd]
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- Adjective:
- in a softened tone
- being or made softer or less loud or clear
Word Origin
- muted (adj.)
- 1861, in reference to musical instruments, past participle adjective from mute (v.). Figuratively by 1879. Of colors by 1939. Related: mutedness.
Example
- 1. Even in the muted light , he looked like he felt .
- 2. Its diplomats say they sensed an initial surge of approval , albeit muted , from many world capitals and even among moderate arab governments .
- 3. But it was a muted statement , tempered a day later by an insistence that he was taking no position on the wisdom of the manhattan mosque .
- 4. With the use of muted colors and monochrome illustrations tightly placed on the box surface the design conveys a warm experience .
- 5. " Supertasters " have an unusually large number of taste buds , giving them a " neon taste world " , says linda bartoshuk , at yale university , compared with the rather muted " pastel world " of nontasters .