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moot

/muːt/adjective

उच्चारण मूट

विवादास्पद, विचारणीय, बहस का विषय

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adjective
  1. 1

    a moot point/question

    a matter about which people may have different opinions and that cannot be easily decided

    विवादास्पद, विचारणीय, बहस का विषय

    • Whether the new law will reduce crime is a moot point.

    Synonyms debatable arguable disputable questionable open

  2. 2

    [not before noun] North American

    no longer important or worth discussing because it is unlikely to happen or has already been decided

    अप्रासंगिक, बेमानी

    • Since the match was cancelled, the question of who would captain the team became moot.

    Synonyms irrelevant academic immaterial

verb
  1. 1

    [T, usually passive] formal

    to suggest an idea for people to discuss

    (चर्चा के लिए) प्रस्ताव रखना, विचार रखना

    • The idea of a second airport for the city was first mooted in 2010.

    Synonyms propose suggest raise put forward broach

≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?

Do not confuse moot (open to argument) and mute (silent); the phrase is 'a moot point' (not 'a mute point').

Moot (जिस पर बहस हो सकती है) और mute (मौन) में भ्रमित न हों; सही phrase 'a moot point' है ('a mute point' गलत है)।

§Grammar and usage

British and American: in British English a moot point is one that is open to argument, while in American English moot often means of no practical importance.

British English में a moot point वह विषय है जिस पर बहस हो सकती है, जबकि American English में moot का अर्थ अक्सर व्यावहारिक रूप से महत्वहीन होता है।