obmutescence

obmutescence
Silence; inability or refusal to speak.
See Also: obmutescent

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  • Obmutescence — Ob mu*tes cence ([o^]b m[ u]*t[e^]s sens), n. [L. obmutescens, p. pr of obmutescere to become dumb; ob (see {Ob }) + mutescere to grow dumb, fr. mutus dumb.] 1. A becoming dumb; loss of speech. Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] 2. A keeping silent or …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • obmutescence — É‘bmjÉ™ tesns / É’bmjuː tesns n. stubborn silence …   English contemporary dictionary

  • obmutescence — ob·mu·tes·cence …   English syllables

  • obmutescence — ˌäbmyəˈtesən(t)s noun Etymology: Latin obmutescere to become mute (from ob to, toward + mutescere to become mute, from mutus mute) + English ence more at ob , mute : a becoming or keeping silent or mute …   Useful english dictionary

  • Aphony — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Aphony >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 aphony aphony aphonia Sgm: N 1 dumbness dumbness &c. >Adj. Sgm: N 1 obmutescence obmutescence Sgm: N 1 absence of voice absence of voice want of voice Sgm: N …   English dictionary for students

  • obmutescent — adjective Silent; unable or refusing to speak. See Also: obmutescence …   Wiktionary

  • brevity — Synonyms and related words: brachylogy, briefness, brusqueness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision, crispness, curtness, dumbness, economy, economy of words, instantaneousness, laconicalness, laconicism, laconism, littleness,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • curtness — Synonyms and related words: abruptness, aggressiveness, bearishness, beastliness, bluntness, boorishness, brachylogy, brashness, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, brusquerie, churlishness, compactness, compendiousness, conciseness, concision,… …   Moby Thesaurus

  • dumbness — Synonyms and related words: anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, asininity, blockishness, boobishness, boorishness, bovinity, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, cloddishness, conciseness, crassness, crudeness, curtness, deaf muteness, denseness, density, dim …   Moby Thesaurus

  • muteness — Synonyms and related words: anaudia, aphasia, aphonia, aphrasia, brevity, briefness, brusqueness, conciseness, curtness, deaf muteness, dumbness, economy of words, inarticulateness, jargon aphasia, laconicalness, laconism, loss of speech, motor… …   Moby Thesaurus

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