adjective (written)
1 (of sounds) quiet; not as loud as usual:
the muted sound of traffic outside * They spoke in muted voices.
2 (of emotions, opinions, etc.) not strongly expressed:
The proposals received only a muted response.
3 (of colours, light, etc.) not bright:
a dress in muted shades of blue
4 (of musical instruments) used with a mute:
muted trumpets
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for muted is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Does muted appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — muted appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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