deaf-mute

English Thesaurus

1. a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

hypernym	:	deaf person,
definition	:	a person with a severe auditory impairment (noun.person)

hyponym	:	dummy, silent person,
definition	:	a person who does not talk (noun.person)

2. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak (adj.all)

similar	:	deaf,
definition	:	lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part (adj.all)

3. a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	dumb, mute, silent,
definition	:	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute,
definition	:	lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak (adj.all)

4. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute,
definition	:	a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism,
definition	:	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak (noun.state)

5. a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	dumb, mute, silent,
definition	:	unable to speak because of hereditary deafness (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute,
definition	:	lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak (adj.all)

6. lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak (adj.all)

derivation	:	deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-mute, mute,
definition	:	a deaf person who is unable to speak (noun.person)

derivation	:	deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism,
definition	:	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak (noun.state)