moot — subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty; having little or no practical relevance
Part of speech: ADJECTIVE
Definition: subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty; having little or no practical relevance
Pronunciation (IPA): /muːt/
Example Sentences
- Whether pineapple belongs on pizza became a moot point when they discovered the pizza place was closed.
- The CEO mooted a four-day work week, and suddenly everyone loved meetings.
- The scholarship committee will moot several proposals next week.
moot
ADJECTIVE[/muːt/]
subject to debate, dispute, or uncertainty; having little or no practical relevance
The debate became moot once the company canceled the project entirely.
His perfect suit can't save a moot dispute, even with the finest boot!
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🌳Etymology
Origin
From Old English 'mot' meaning a meeting or assembly, particularly one for judicial purposes. It evolved to describe topics discussed at such meetings, and eventually came to mean something open to debate or of little practical significance.
Breakdown
From Old English 'mot' (meeting/assembly) + modern suffix usage. The word originally denoted a judicial gathering where matters were discussed, then shifted to describe the matters themselves that were subject to debate, and finally to mean debatable or irrelevant.
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📝Examples
“Whether pineapple belongs on pizza became a moot point when they discovered the pizza place was closed.”
“The CEO mooted a four-day work week, and suddenly everyone loved meetings.”
“The scholarship committee will moot several proposals next week.”
“His objections became moot after the contract was already signed.”
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