Moot
adjective
Not important or not worth discussing because it has been resolved or will never happen.
Whether or not he was actually lying is a moot point now that the case has been dismissed.
Often appears as...
- moot point
- moot issue
verb
To introduce a topic for discussion or debate.
The judge mooted a reduction in the plaintiff's charges.
Often appears as...
- moot a proposal
- moot a suggestion
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful.
Whether that was the cause of their breakup is a moot point.
Often appears as...
- moot point
- moot issue
noun
A meeting for discussion or debate.
The town had a moot every week where local issues were discussed.
Often appears as...
- hold a moot
- attend a moot
noun
A hypothetical case argued as an exercise by law students.
The law school held a moot where students had to argue a fictional case.
Often appears as...
- law moot
- school moot
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Not important or not worth discussing because it has been resolved or will never happen.
Whether or not he was actually lying is a moot point now that the case has been dismissed.
Often appears as...
- moot point
- moot issue
verb
To introduce a topic for discussion or debate.
The judge mooted a reduction in the plaintiff's charges.
Often appears as...
- moot a proposal
- moot a suggestion
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
adjective
Open to discussion or debate; debatable; doubtful.
Whether that was the cause of their breakup is a moot point.
Often appears as...
- moot point
- moot issue
noun
A meeting for discussion or debate.
The town had a moot every week where local issues were discussed.
Often appears as...
- hold a moot
- attend a moot
noun
A hypothetical case argued as an exercise by law students.
The law school held a moot where students had to argue a fictional case.
Often appears as...
- law moot
- school moot
Usage tips
Formal
Academic
Definition 1 of 5
Pro Tip 1/2Resolved Topics
Use 'moot' for subjects already settled and not open to further debate.
His return to the team is a moot point; the coach has moved on.
Pro Tip 2/2Hypothetical Scenarios
Apply 'moot' to hypothetical situations with no practical relevance.
Planning for a beach party in winter is a moot point.
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arguablecertaindebatabledoubtfulquestionableresolve
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Irwin Redlener: How to...
within this yellow circle here. And what I'm going to focus on, as I come to conclusion here, is that, what happens to you if you're in here? Well, if we're talking about the old days of an all-out nuclear attack, you, up here, are as dead as the people here. So it was a moot point.
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Diagnosing a zombie:...
One city that manufactures a product, and the other that ships it out to the rest of the world. Without that highway, the product distribution just shuts down. So, basically it's a moot point to reason with a zombie, since they can't understand you, let alone talk back.
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Time Is But a Stubborn...
But the mathematical description of velocity is moot unless we can define time. Is time universal? In other words, is there an audible tick-tock throughout the galaxy, a master clock, so to speak,
Video examples
Irwin Redlener: How to...
within this yellow circle here. And what I'm going to focus on, as I come to conclusion here, is that, what happens to you if you're in here? Well, if we're talking about the old days of an all-out nuclear attack, you, up here, are as dead as the people here. So it was a moot point.
Video examples
Diagnosing a zombie:...
One city that manufactures a product, and the other that ships it out to the rest of the world. Without that highway, the product distribution just shuts down. So, basically it's a moot point to reason with a zombie, since they can't understand you, let alone talk back.
Video examples
Time Is But a Stubborn...
But the mathematical description of velocity is moot unless we can define time. Is time universal? In other words, is there an audible tick-tock throughout the galaxy, a master clock, so to speak,
Example 1 of 3
Quote examples
Dana Perino
American Journalist
I don't think that I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media if there wasn't any liberal bias in the media. If it was a moot question, then we wouldn't always have the discussion.
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Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices.
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Derek Sivers
American Businessman
Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.
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Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point.
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Samuel West
British Actor
Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.
Quote examples
Dana Perino
American Journalist
I don't think that I would always be asked about my feelings about liberal bias in the media if there wasn't any liberal bias in the media. If it was a moot question, then we wouldn't always have the discussion.
Quote examples
Julia Leigh
Australian Novelist
All this talk about writing is a little bit moot, because it is almost an unthinking process. It is actually a paradox because you are constantly making choices.
Quote examples
Derek Sivers
American Businessman
Distributing the music is so easy it's moot. So now the delicate art of calling attention to your music means everything. Marketing is distribution.
Quote examples
Sarah Gadon
Canadian Actress
You can have a bunch of great actors in a film, but if you don't have anyone telling a great story, it's a moot point.
Quote examples
Samuel West
British Actor
Most good art is left wing. It's a moot point whether there is any good right-wing art.
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