muettecommon nounadjectiveSyllable DecompositionmuetteEtymologyexpandfrom the French meute.Definitions1. Feminine singular of mute.expand2. Small house built, either to keep the deer's moults, or to put the falconry birds, at the time of moulting. Since then this name has been given to pavilions, and even to considerable buildings, serving as hunting lodges.flags.vieilliexpandLa muette du bois de Boulogne.La muette de la forêt de Germain.SynonymcabaneMasculinemuetPluralmuettesSee alsomuette (adj.)