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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 meaning: 1. to suggest something for discussion: 2. often discussed or argued about but having no definite…. Learn more.
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
Originally in Law, of a case, issue, etc.: proposed for discussion at a moot (moot n. 1 4). Later also gen. : open to argument, debatable; uncertain, doubtful; unable to be firmly resolved. Frequently in moot case , moot point .
Moot definition: open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful. See examples of MOOT used in a sentence.
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.
There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun moot, three of which are labelled obsolete. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.
Definition of moot adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Definitions of 'moot'. 1. If a plan, idea, or subject is mooted, it is suggested or introduced for discussion. [formal] [...] 2. If something is a moot point or question, people cannot agree about it. [...] 3. A moot is an event where students discuss a legal question as if it were a court case.
