Word Study
deaf person |
deaf to |
deaf-aid |
deaf-and-dumb |
deaf-and-dumb person |
deaf-mute
| deaf-muteness
| deaf-mutism
| deafen
| deafened
| deafening
deaf-mute
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun deaf-mute has 1 sense
- deaf-mute(n = noun.person) deaf-and-dumb person, mute - a deaf person who is unable to speak; Array is a kind of deaf person
has particulars: dummy, silent person
Derived form adjective deaf-mute1
Adjective deaf-mute has 1 sense
- deaf-mute(s = adj.all) deaf-and-dumb - lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak; Array Derived forms noun deaf-mute1, noun deaf-muteness1
ROGET THESAURUS
deaf-mute
Deafness
N deafness, hardness of hearing, surdity, inaudibility, inaudibleness, deaf, earless, surd, hard of hearing, dull of hearing, deaf-mute, stunned, deafened, stone deaf, deaf as a post, deaf as an adder, deaf as a beetle, deaf as a trunkmaker, inaudible, out of hearing, hear no evil, (6) Light (i) LIGHT IN GENERAL.
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