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mute

adjective
- 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
Synonyms: tongueless, unspoken, wordless Similar: inarticulate, unarticulate - lacking power of speech
Synonyms: tongueless Similar: nonspeaking, walk-on - unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
Synonyms: dumb, silent Similar: inarticulate, unarticulate
noun
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
Synonyms: deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute - a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
verb
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