mute (adj.)

1.unable to speak because of hereditary deafness

2.expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate"a mute appeal" "a silent curse" "best grief is tongueless (Emily Dickinson)" "the words stopped at her lips unsounded" "unspoken grief" "choking exasperation and wordless shame (Thomas Wolfe)"

3.lacking power of speech

mute (n.)

1.a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

2.a deaf person who is unable to speak

mute (v.)

1.deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping