muteness, n.
(mutenesses)
(mutenesses)
a refusal to speak when expected
<noun.attribute> freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 8
muteness silence
sample sentences
"his silence about my contribution was surprising"
lexical pointers
derivationally related form
semantic pointers
hypernym
the condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
<noun.state>
muteness mutism