muteness
/ˈmjutnəs/
noun
- The condition of being unable to speak.
- Muteness can result from physical injury or psychological trauma.
- The child's muteness worried the doctors, but they eventually found it was temporary.
- After the accident, his muteness was caused by damage to his vocal cords.
- The state of choosing not to speak; silence.
- Her muteness during the meeting made everyone uncomfortable.
- The muteness of the forest was broken only by the wind.
- His muteness on the subject suggested he knew more than he was saying.