mykkä — meaning in English

English meaning

• mute adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
• voiceless adj Having no voice or making no vocal sound.

Senses

mykkä is used for these senses in English:

• mute Not having the power of speech; dumb. [from 15th c.]
• unvoiced Not spoken or expressed.
• voiceless Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
• wordless Unable or unwilling to speak; dumb, silent or inarticulate.

mute — full definition

1. adj Unable or unwilling to speak; silent.
2. verb To silence or turn off the sound of something.
3. noun A device used to soften or dampen the sound of a musical instrument.

voiceless — full definition

1. adj Having no voice or making no vocal sound.
2. adj Having no vote or say in a decision.
3. adj Said without the vocal cords vibrating, as with sounds such as [t], [s] and [f].

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