1. plural of muteness; the quality or state of being unable or unwilling to speak
Usage: countable and uncountable uses; typically used in formal or literary contexts

Examples

• The mutenesses of the witnesses made the investigation more difficult.
• Her mutenesses during the meeting suggested disagreement.
• The actor's mutenesses conveyed deep emotion without words.
• Various mutenesses in the data set required further analysis.
• The mutenesses of the victims left many questions unanswered.