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- Dictionarymoot/muːt/
adjective
- 1. subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty: "whether they had been successful or not was a moot point"
- 2. having little or no practical relevance, typically because the subject is too uncertain to allow a decision: "the whole matter is becoming increasingly moot"
verb
- 1. raise (a question or topic) for discussion; suggest (an idea or possibility): "the scheme was first mooted last October"
noun
- 1. an assembly held for debate, especially in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times. historical
- 2. a mock judicial proceeding set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise: "the object of a moot is to provide practice in developing an argument"
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The meaning of MOOT is open to question : debatable. How to use moot in a sentence. Did you know?
MOOT definition: 1. to suggest something for discussion: 2. often discussed or argued about but having no definite…. Learn more.
Moot definition: open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful. See examples of MOOT used in a sentence.
MOOT meaning: 1. to suggest something for discussion: 2. often discussed or argued about but having no definite…. Learn more.
Define moot. moot synonyms, moot pronunciation, moot translation, English dictionary definition of moot. debatable; undecided: a moot point; disputable, unsettled Not to be confused with: mute – silent; refraining from speech; incapable of speech; to deaden or...
Though moot can mean to debate endlessly without any clear decision or to think about something carefully, it most often describes ideas and arguments that don't really matter. If your plane is crashing, whether or not your socks match is a moot point. When someone accuses you of making a moot point, he's basically saying, "Come on!
If something is a moot point or question, people cannot agree about it. How long he'll be able to do so is a moot point. Synonyms: debatable, open, controversial, doubtful More Synonyms of moot. 3. countable noun. A moot is an event where students discuss a legal question as if it were a court case.
Definition of moot adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Moot Definition. Subject to or open for discussion or debate; debatable. A moot point. Of no practical importance; irrelevant. Not worthy of consideration or discussion because it has been resolved or it no longer needs to be resolved.
MOOT meaning: 1 : not certain argued about but not possible for people to prove; 2 : not worth talking about no longer important or worth discussing.
