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- DictionaryMoot/mo͞ot/
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): "Sylvia needed a vacation, and a trip to Ireland had been mooted"
noun
- 1. an assembly held for debate, especially in Anglo-Saxon and medieval times. historical
- 2. a mock trial set up to examine a hypothetical case as an academic exercise: "the object of a moot is to provide practice in developing an argument"
Learn the origin, synonyms, examples, and usage of the word moot, which can be an adjective, verb, or noun. Moot can mean open to question, debatable, or deprived of practical significance.
Moot can be a verb, an adjective or a noun with different meanings. As a verb, it means to suggest something for discussion. As an adjective, it means often discussed but having no definite answer, or not important or relevant. As a noun, it means a trial or discussion dealing with an imaginary legal case.
Moot means open to discussion or debate, or not actual or relevant. It can be used as an adjective, verb, or noun. See synonyms, antonyms, examples, and word history of moot.
Moot can be a verb, an adjective or a noun with different meanings. Learn how to use moot in formal and legal contexts, and see examples of moot sentences and phrases.
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.
subject or open to debate. a moot point. 2. having no practical relevance. verb. 3. (transitive) to suggest or bring up for debate. 4. (intransitive) to plead or argue theoretical or hypothetical cases, as an academic exercise or as vocational training for law students.
Moot can mean subject to debate, irrelevant, or a hypothetical case for law students. Learn the origin, synonyms, and examples of moot in different contexts.
