"muted" meaning in All languages combined

See muted on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Forms: more muted [comparative], most muted [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj|more}} muted (comparative more muted, superlative most muted)
  1. Not expressed strongly or openly; subdued and understated Translations (subdued and understated): verhalten (German), gedämpft (German), leise (German)
    Sense id: en-muted-en-adj-51AZVZSz Categories (other): English terms with collocations, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with German translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 72 2 14 12 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 56 0 25 19 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 65 0 20 15 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 84 0 9 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 63 5 19 13 Disambiguation of 'subdued and understated': 69 0 31
  2. (of a sound) Quiet or soft.
    Sense id: en-muted-en-adj-8CcJPrrb
  3. (of color) Subdued.
    Sense id: en-muted-en-adj-vuwKAwnI
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: mutedly, mutedness, palm muted

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} muted
  1. simple past and past participle of mute Tags: form-of, participle, past Form of: mute
    Sense id: en-muted-en-verb-e10D93yd
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        "(of color) Subdued."
      ],
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        "(of color) Subdued."
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      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "subdued and understated",
      "word": "verhalten"
    },
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      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "subdued and understated",
      "word": "gedämpft"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "subdued and understated",
      "word": "leise"
    }
  ],
  "word": "muted"
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