This is the 13667th most frequent Russian word.
немая
"Silent" or "mute."
The word 'немой' here refers to 'mute', describing the silence.
Она замерла в немой тишине.
She stood frozen in the mute silence.
The word 'немой' describes 'silent', as in movies lacking spoken dialogue.
Он рассказал о немом кино.
He talked about silent movies.
The word 'немая' describes the actress as 'mute', without the ability to speak.