Deaf+and+dumb+person
1deaf-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: ↑ …
2deaf and dumb — unable to hear or speak (generally of a person) …
3deaf-mute — I noun a deaf person who is unable to speak • Syn: ↑mute, ↑deaf and dumb person • Derivationally related forms: ↑mute (for: ↑mute) • Hypernyms …
4deaf — 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 …
5deaf mute — Synonyms and related words: deaf, deaf and dumb, deaf and dumb person, deaf eared, deafened, dull eared, dummy, earless, hard of hearing, lip reader, mute, stone deaf, stunned, surd, surdo mute, the deaf, the hard of hearing, thick of hearing,… …
6deaf person — noun a person with a severe auditory impairment • Hypernyms: ↑person, ↑individual, ↑someone, ↑somebody, ↑mortal, ↑soul • Hyponyms: ↑lip reader, ↑mute, ↑ …
7deaf-mute — n. Deaf and dumb person …
8Deaf-mute — n. A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it. [See Illust. of {Dactylology}.] [1913 Webster] Deaf mutes are still so called, even when, by …
9Deaf-mute — For deafness , see hearing impairment. For Deaf as a cultural term, see Deaf culture. For inability to speak , see muteness. Deaf mute is a term which was used historically to identify a person who was both deaf and could not speak. The term… …
10dumb — [[t]dʌm[/t]] adj. er, est, v. usage: dumb in the sense “lacking the power of speech” is offensive when applied to humans (but not animals), probably because the word also means “stupid; dull witted.” The noun dummy in the sense “a person who… …
