mute vs pure

mute

adj
  • 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. 

  • Not having the power of speech; dumb. 

  • Silent; not making a sound. 

noun
  • An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound. 

  • A person who does not have the power of speech. 

  • A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant. 

  • A mute swan. 

  • The faeces of a hawk or falcon. 

  • An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine. 

verb
  • To silence, to make quiet. 

  • To turn off the sound of. 

  • To cast off; to moult. 

pure

adj
  • Of a single, simple sound or tone; said of some vowels and the unaspirated consonants. 

  • Free of foreign material or pollutants. 

  • Free of flaws or imperfections; unsullied. 

  • Done for its own sake instead of serving another branch of science. 

  • Mere; that and that only. 

  • Without harmonics or overtones; not harsh or discordant. 

  • A lot of. 

  • Free of immoral behavior or qualities; clean. 

verb
  • to hit (the ball) completely cleanly and accurately 

adv
  • to a great extent or degree; extremely; exceedingly. 

noun
  • One who, or that which, is pure. 

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