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- [moot]
- /mut/
- /muːt/
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Definitions of moot word
- adjective moot open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful: Whether that was the cause of their troubles is a moot point. 1
- adjective moot of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic: In practical terms, the issue of her application is moot because the deadline has passed. 1
- adjective moot Chiefly Law. not actual; theoretical; hypothetical. 1
- verb with object moot to bring (a treenail) to the proper diameter with a moot. 1
- noun moot a ring gauge for checking the diameters of treenails. 1
- noun moot Subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty, and typically not admitting of a final decision. 1
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Origin of moot
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English mot(e) meeting, assembly, Old English gemōt; cognate with Old Norse mōt, Dutch gemoet meeting. See meet1
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Parts of speech for Moot
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moot popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 94% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
moot usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for moot
adj moot
- problematic — of the nature of a problem; doubtful; uncertain; questionable.
- unresolved — firm in purpose or intent; determined.
- unsettled — not settled; not fixed or stable; without established order; unorganized; disorganized: an unsettled social order; still unsettled in their new home.
- debatable — If you say that something is debatable, you mean that it is not certain.
- suspect — to believe to be guilty, false, counterfeit, undesirable, defective, bad, etc., with little or no proof: to suspect a person of murder.
adjective moot
verb moot
- propose — to offer or suggest (a matter, subject, case, etc.) for consideration, acceptance, or action: to propose a new method.
- put forward — to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- suggest — to mention or introduce (an idea, proposition, plan, etc.) for consideration or possible action: The architect suggested that the building be restored.
- bring up — When someone brings up a child, they look after it until it is an adult. If someone has been brought up in a certain place or with certain attitudes, they grew up in that place or were taught those attitudes when they were growing up.
- introduce — to present (a person) to another so as to make acquainted.
Antonyms for moot
adj moot
- settled — to appoint, fix, or resolve definitely and conclusively; agree upon (as time, price, or conditions).
- certain — If you are certain about something, you firmly believe it is true and have no doubt about it. If you are not certain about something, you do not have definite knowledge about it.
- sure — free from doubt as to the reliability, character, action, etc., of something: to be sure of one's data.
- definite — If something such as a decision or an arrangement is definite, it is firm and clear, and unlikely to be changed.
- decided — Decided means clear and definite.
adjective moot
- established — (of a custom, belief, practice, or institution) Having been in existence for a long time and therefore recognized and generally accepted.
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