Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
Noun
(phonetics) A stopped consonant; a stop. [from 16th c.]
(obsolete, theater) An actor who does not speak; a mime performer. [16th-19th c.]
A person who does not have the power of speech. [from 17th c.]
A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. [from 18th c.]
(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. [from 18th c.]