mute vs silent

mute is a noun but silent is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
mute	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
silent	No	Yes	No	No

As adjectives, mute and silent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mute include tongueless, unspoken, wordless.

As adjectives, mute and silent are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of mute include dumb.

mute (noun)	silent (noun)
a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
a deaf person who is unable to speak

mute (adjective)	silent (adjective)
expressed without speech	implied by or inferred from actions or statements
unable to speak because of hereditary deafness	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
	having a frequency below or above the range of human audibility
	marked by absence of sound
	failing to speak or communicate etc when expected to
	not made to sound
	expressed without speech

mute (verb)	silent (verb)
deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping