deaf-mute
unable to hear and speak.
a person who is unable to hear and speak, especially one in whom inability to speak is due to congenital or early deafness.
Origin of deaf-mute
1usage note For deaf-mute
Other words from deaf-mute
- deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism, noun
Words Nearby deaf-mute
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How to use deaf-mute in a sentence
When I auditioned for my high school musical, Carnival, they cast me as a deaf-mute.
It is the work of a deaf-mute, 212 Flix Martin, well named, for he is most happy in this work.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinHis interest in two deaf-mute sisters led him to his life-work.
The Stones of Paris in History and Letters, Volume I (of 2) | Benjamin Ellis MartinThen, pretending to be a deaf-mute, he would go among them to learn something of their customs and pick up the language.
Flight From Tomorrow | Henry Beam PiperThe fourth day it happened that the deaf mute paid his accustomed visit, after which Prince Dolor's spirits rose.
The Little Lame Prince | Dinah Maria Mulock
Get out of the tower he could not; the ladder the deaf mute used was always carried away again and his food was nearly gone.
The Little Lame Prince | Dinah Maria Mulock
British Dictionary definitions for deaf-mute
a person who is unable to hear or speak: See also mute 1 (def. 7), mutism (def. 2b)
unable to hear or speak
Origin of deaf-mute
1usage For deaf-mute
Derived forms of deaf-mute
- deaf-muteness or deaf-mutism, noun
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