1
[ adjective ] lacking power of speech

Synonyms

mute

Related terms

nonspeaking

2
[ adjective ] lacking a tongue

Examples

"tongueless moccasins"

Related terms

tongued

3
[ adjective ] expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate

Examples

"a mute appeal" "a silent curse" "best grief is tongueless"- Emily Dickinson "the words stopped at her lips unsounded" "unspoken grief"

Related terms

inarticulate

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