{
    "term": "mute",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjective",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "not speaking; not expressed in speech",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "The child sat mute in the corner of the room."
                },
                {
                    "text": "a look of mute appeal"
                }
            ],
            "synonyms": "silent"
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "unable to speak",
            "labels": "(old-fashioned, offensive)",
            "examples": []
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mjuːt/",
                "audio": "mu/mute/mute__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/mjuːt/",
                "audio": "mu/mute/mute__us_1.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "Middle English: from Old French muet, diminutive of mu, from Latin mutus."
}