mumchance
mumchance · more mumchance · most mumchance
Mute, or not speakingMute, or not speaking; silent.
UK/ˈmʌm.tʃɑːns/US/ˈmʌm.t͡ʃæns/
Meaning
1 sensesMute, or not speaking; silent.
2001, Paula Marshall, Lord Hadleigh's Rebellion, Harlequin (Mills & Boon), 2008, page 124, If he did, he would remain mumchance about that, too.
Origin
From Middle English mommen (“mutter, be silent”) and Middle High German mummenschantze (“gFrom Middle English mommen (“mutter, be silent”) and Middle High German mummenschantze (“game of chance as part of a masquerade, mime performance, revel”), from Old French momen (“mask”) and chance (“game of chance”).
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Forms
more mumchance, most mumchance| Comparative | more mumchance Lesson |
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| Superlative | most mumchance Lesson |
regular
Word family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form
See also
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