muted
Americanadjective
adjective
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(of a sound or colour) softened
a muted pink shirt
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(of an emotion or action) subdued or restrained
his response was muted
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(of a musical instrument) being played while fitted with a mute
muted trumpet
Other Word Forms
- mutedly adverb
- unmuted adjective
Etymology
Origin of muted
Example Sentences
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That kind of market broadening is often viewed as a bullish signal—but the rotation turned violent in February, with muted moves in broader indexes sometimes masking sharper moves beneath the surface.
The shares might stay muted Friday due to the lack of major changes to consensus numbers, they note.
Regardless of the muted market reaction, lidar technology—which is essentially laser-based radar—used by cars and machines to visualize their environment, is maturing.
From Barron's
Slanting shadows, rooms like cells, muted sound, a sense of emotional twilight.
A sideways stock market with muted volatility suggests investors are either content with the status quo in the broader economy or unconcerned with lingering risks.
From Barron's
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