moot.
Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
Meaning & usage
Subject to discussion (originally at a moot); arguable, debatable, unsolved or impossible to solve.
Being an exercise of thought; academic.
Having no practical consequence or relevance.
That point may make for a good discussion, but it is moot.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
A moot court.
A system of arbitration in many areas of Africa in which the primary goal is to settle a dispute and reintegrate adversaries into society rather than assess penalties.
A gathering of Rovers, usually in the form of a camp lasting two weeks.
A social gathering of pagans, normally held in a public house.
An assembly (usually for decision-making in a locality).
A ring for gauging wooden pins.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English mōt, ȝemōt, from Old English *mōt, ġemōt (“meeting”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtą, from Proto-Indo-European *meh₂d- (“to encounter, come”). Cognate with Scots mut, mote (“meeting, assembly”), Low German Mööt (“meeting”), Moot (“meeting”), archaic Dutch (ge)moet (“meeting”), Danish møde (“meeting”), Swedish möte (“meeting”), Norwegian møte (“meeting”), Icelandic mót (“meeting, tournament, meet”). Related to meet. The adjective derives from the noun.
To bring up as a subject for debate.
To discuss or debate.
To make or declare irrelevant.
To argue or plead in a supposed case.
To talk or speak.
To say, utter, also insinuate.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
A whisper, or an insinuation, also gossip or rumors.
Talk.
Where this word comes from
From Middle English moten (“to speak, talk, converse, discuss”), from Old English mōtian (“to speak, converse, discuss”), from Proto-Germanic *mōtijaną (“to meet, encounter”), a suffixed derivative of *mōtą (“meeting”). Related to etymology 1. See also mutter (which is a frequentative of moot).
The vagina.
Where this word comes from
Unknown.
The stump of a tree; the roots and bottom end of a felled tree.
Where this word comes from
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
To take root and begin to grow.
To turn up soil or dig up roots, especially an animal with a snout.
Where this word comes from
From Dutch moot (“piece”).
A mutual follower on a social media platform.
Where this word comes from
Clipping of mutual with humorously altered pronunciation.
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