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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 meaning: 1. to suggest something for discussion: 2. often discussed or argued about but having no definite…. Learn more.
MOOT definition: 1. to suggest something for discussion: 2. often discussed or argued about but having no definite…. Learn more.
Definition of moot adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and 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
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.
Moot definition: open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful. See examples of MOOT used in a sentence.
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… View in Historical Thesaurus
moot - open to argument or debate; "that is a moot question". arguable, debatable, disputable. controversial - marked by or capable of arousing controversy; "the issue of the death penalty is highly controversial"; "Rushdie's controversial book"; "a controversial decision on affirmative action".
moot. From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English moot1 /muːt/ adjective 1 → a moot point/question 2 American English a situation or possible action that is moot is no longer likely to happen or exist The fear that airstrikes could endanger troops is moot now that the army is withdrawing.
