Definition of Deaf-mute

1. Adjective. Lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak.

Exact synonyms: Deaf-and-dumb
Similar to: Deaf
Derivative terms: Deaf-muteness

2. Noun. A deaf person who is unable to speak.
Exact synonyms: Deaf-and-dumb Person, Mute
Generic synonyms: Deaf Person
Specialized synonyms: Dummy, Silent Person
Derivative terms: Mute

Definition of Deaf-mute

1. Adjective. Unable to hear or speak ¹

2. Noun. A person who is unable to hear or speak. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Medical Definition of Deaf-mute

1. An individual with deafmutism. (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deaf-mute

deae ex machinis
deaerate
deaerated
deaerates
deaerating
deaeration
deaerations
deaerator
deaerators
deaf
deaf(p)
deaf-aid
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-and-dumb person
deaf-blindness
deaf-mute (current term)
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutes
deaf-mutism
deaf and dumb
deaf as a doorpost
deaf as a post
deaf person
deaf to(p)
deafblind
deafblindness
deafen
deafened
deafening
deafening silence

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