muteness

Definitions

The state or quality of being unable to speak.

A lack of sound or vocal expression; silence.

Examples

The sudden muteness of the forest after the storm was both eerie and profound.

He struggled to overcome his self-imposed muteness during the group therapy session.

The painting captured the profound muteness of a landscape buried deep under winter snow.

Synonyms

silence speechlessness taciturnity quietness dumbness reticence noiselessness

Antonyms

loquacity talkativeness garrulity volubility verbosity articulation speech