deaf mute
41deaf-and-dumb — adjective lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak • Syn: ↑deaf mute • Similar to: ↑deaf • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute (for: ↑deaf mute), ↑ …
42deaf-and-dumb person — noun a deaf person who is unable to speak • Syn: ↑mute, ↑deaf mute • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute (for: ↑deaf mute), ↑mute (for: ↑ …
43Deaf and dumb — Dumb Dumb, a. [AS. dumb; akin to D. dom stupid, dumb, Sw. dumb, Goth. dumbs; cf. Gr. ? blind. See {Deaf}, and cf. {Dummy}.] 1. Destitute of the power of speech; unable; to utter articulate sounds; as, the dumb brutes. [1913 Webster] To unloose… …
44deaf-mutism — noun congenital deafness that results in inability to speak • Syn: ↑deaf muteness • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute (for: ↑deaf muteness) • Hypernyms: ↑deafness, ↑ …
45deaf person — noun a person with a severe auditory impairment • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul • Hyponyms: ↑lip reader, ↑mute, ↑ …
46deaf-muteness — noun congenital deafness that results in inability to speak • Syn: ↑deaf mutism • Derivationally related forms: ↑deaf mute • Hypernyms: ↑deafness, ↑hearing loss, ↑mutism, ↑muteness …
47deaf — adj. 1 wholly or partly without hearing (deaf in one ear). 2 (foll. by to) refusing to listen or comply. 3 insensitive to harmony, rhythm, etc. (tone deaf). Phrases and idioms: deaf aid Brit. a hearing aid. deaf and dumb alphabet (or language etc …
48Mute — A mute is a person who does not speak, either from an inability to speak or an unwillingness to speak. The term mute is specifically applied to a person who, due to profound congenital (or early) deafness, is unable to use articulate language and …
49deaf — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unpersuaded, insensitive; inattentive, oblivious. See inattention, deafness. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Not able to hear] Syn. hard of hearing, hearing impaired, unhearing, stone deaf, earless, dull …
50deaf — Synonyms and related words: authoritarian, bigot, bigoted, blind, borne, bullheaded, closed, constricted, cramped, creedbound, deaf and dumb, deaf to reason, deaf eared, deaf mute, deafened, dogmatic, dull eared, earless, fanatical, hard of… …
