English adjective: mum | |||
1. | mum failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to | ||
Samples | The witness remained silent. | ||
Synonyms | silent | ||
Similar | incommunicative, uncommunicative | ||
Antonyms | communicatory, communicative | ||
English noun: mum | |||
1. | mum (plant) of China | ||
Synonyms | Chrysanthemum morifolium, Dendranthema grandifloruom, florist's chrysanthemum, florists' chrysanthemum | ||
Broader (hypernym) | chrysanthemum | ||
2. | mum (person) informal terms for a mother | ||
Synonyms | ma, mama, mamma, mammy, mom, momma, mommy, mummy | ||
Broader (hypernym) | female parent, mother | ||
3. | mum (attribute) secrecy | ||
Samples | Mum's the word. | ||
Broader (hypernym) | secrecy, secretiveness, silence | ||