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- The point is moot - English Language Usage Stack Exchange
Definition: moot point (plural moot points) An issue that is subject to, or open for discussion or debate; originally, one to be definitively determined by an assembly of the people
- rendered mute vs rendered moot - English Language Usage Stack . . .
7 Phrase "rendered moot," idiom: At some point, this whole debate may be rendered moot (ODO, moot, adj, 2 - open 'More example sentences') Phrase "rendered mute," literal metaphorical Some are deprived of the ability to reason and some made blind and others rendered mute When Jesus had cast out the demon, the mute man spoke The crowd was
- Why does moot have two nearly opposite meanings [duplicate]
In fact, in Britain, “moot” can still mean “arguable” or “debatable,” exactly the opposite of its American usage There's the OP's first definition: Subject to debate “Moot court” is so called because points are debated in them, not because the points debated are, well, pointless to debate
- Is there a word or phrase that describes questions with answers that . . .
In that case, I think " moot " or " academic " is the word you are looking for, as in a moot point or moot question These words have taken on a negative connotation, but Merriam-Webster defines moot as Moot: 1a: open to question : DEBATABLE 1b: subjected to discussion : DISPUTED 2: deprived of practical significance : made abstract or purely
- What is the meaning of the expression We can table this?
Do you want the "correct" answer, or an interpretation of what the person meant? "Tabling" is improper to do via email, so this usage was very informal
- Does the word crutch imply a temporary support?
In support of this position was a dictionary com reference to this definition of the word: "anything that serves as a temporary and often inappropriate support, supplement, or substitute; prop: He uses liquor as a psychological crutch " I have never considered the word crutch used in that context to be temporally limited
- Word Implying Lack of Caring Because Youre Already (Wrong Losing a . . .
11 moot dictionary com, definition #2 of little or no practical value, meaning, or relevance; purely academic: In practical terms, the issue of her application is moot because the deadline has passed And for OP's example context My ability at playing Counterstrike is moot, 'cause if I ever came up against Team Liquid they'd just stomp all
- Does “moot” only apply to points? - English Language Usage Stack . . .
Granted, the distinction between system and package manager maintained assets is moot on Linux distros, as they're all updated from apt-get, yum and so on People have commented on my allegedly incorrect use of moot, claiming that the distinction itself can't be moot, only the point of the distinction I've already read about moot points
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