English words for 'One who does not or cannot hear.'
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verb
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- A person who does not have the power of speech.
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- A mute swan.
- (Internet) An action of muting, especially in a discussion forum as a penalty for breaking rules.
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
adj
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
- Silent; not making a sound.
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- expressed without speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
verb
adj
- being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
- Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
- uttered without voice
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
- (phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].
- (figurative) Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
noun
- A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
- A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
- (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
noun
- a person who does not talk
- a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
- an ignorant or foolish person
- a figure representing the human form
- (attributive) A newborn animal that is indifferent to stimulus and does not voluntarily move.
- (sports, chiefly rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
- (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang) A term of address.
- Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
- (linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
- (Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) A pacifier; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby.
- (sports, UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that cannot move or capture, but can be captured and used to skip moving another piece.
- A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
- (programming) An unused parameter or value.
- A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
- A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
- (card games, chiefly bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
- A stupid person.
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adv
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- Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
- Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
- (figuratively) Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
- Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
- very difficult to pronounce correctly
- defying expression or description
- too sacred to be uttered
noun
adj
- (chiefly poetic) Physically unable to speak; dumb, mute.
- Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.
- (pathology) Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.”).
- Reluctant to speak up; reserved, reticent.
- unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
verb
adj
- Lacking speech; mute.
- (of an animal or person) Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.
- Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.
- (of wagons and farm implements) Having no tongue because hitched in another way.
- Making no sound; silent, speechless.
- expressed without speech
- lacking a tongue
adj
noun
- (countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.
- (uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
- (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
- (countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
- (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
- (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
- the act of hearing attentively
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
- (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
- a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
- the range within which a voice can be heard
verb
noun
- (pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.
- (pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
- (pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
- hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
noun
verb
adj
noun
- A person who does not have the power of speech.
- a deaf person who is unable to speak
- (music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.
- An electronic switch or control that mutes the sound.
- The faeces of a hawk or falcon.
- A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.
- A mute swan.
- (Internet) An action of muting, especially in a discussion forum as a penalty for breaking rules.
- a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument
adj
- Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.
- Silent; not making a sound.
- Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.
- Not having the power of speech; dumb.
- expressed without speech
- unable to speak because of hereditary deafness
verb
noun
- A disability, especially one affecting the hearing or speech.
- A hindrance; that which impedes or obstructs progress; impedance.
- (chiefly in the plural) Baggage, especially that of an army; impedimenta.
- any structure that makes progress difficult
- something immaterial that interferes with or delays action or progress
noun
- a person who does not talk
- a cartridge containing an explosive charge but no bullet
- an ignorant or foolish person
- a figure representing the human form
- (attributive) A newborn animal that is indifferent to stimulus and does not voluntarily move.
- (sports, chiefly rugby, soccer) A feigned pass or kick or play in order to deceive an opponent.
- (African-American Vernacular, Baltimore, slang) A term of address.
- Something constructed with the size and form of a human, to be used in place of a person.
- (linguistics) A word serving only to make a construction grammatical.
- (Australia, New Zealand, UK, Ireland) A pacifier; a plastic or rubber teat used to soothe or comfort a baby.
- (sports, UK) A bodily gesture meant to fool an opposing player; a feint.
- (chess) A fairy chess piece that cannot move or capture, but can be captured and used to skip moving another piece.
- A person who is the mere tool of another; a man of straw.
- (programming) An unused parameter or value.
- A figure of a person or animal used by a ventriloquist; a puppet.
- A deliberately nonfunctional device or tool used in place of a functional one.
- (card games, chiefly bridge) A player whose hand is shown and is to be played from by another player.
- A stupid person.
adj
verb
adv
noun
- (pathology) Loss of the ability to understand the spoken word, although the sound is heard.
- (pathology) Sclerosis of the tissues of the labyrinth and middle ear.
- (pathology) Loss of hearing due to injury of the auditory nerve by certain drugs and poisons, such as quinine and tobacco.
- hereditary disorder in which ossification of the labyrinth of the inner ear causes tinnitus and eventual deafness
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
noun
verb
adj
- being without sound through injury or illness and thus incapable of all but whispered speech
- Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
- uttered without voice
- produced without vibration of the vocal cords
- deprived of the rights of citizenship especially the right to vote
- (phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].
- (figurative) Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
adj
- Not utterable; incapable of being physically spoken or voiced; unpronounceable.
- Not allowed to be spoken; taboo, unspeakable.
- (figuratively) Extremely bad or objectionable; unspeakable.
- Incapable of being articulated or expressed; indescribable, inexpressible.
- very difficult to pronounce correctly
- defying expression or description
- too sacred to be uttered
noun
adj
- (chiefly poetic) Physically unable to speak; dumb, mute.
- Prevented from or unable to express oneself clearly or fluently, or freely; at a loss for words, speechless.
- (pathology) Having tongue-tie or ankyloglossia (“a congenital oral anomaly in which the lingual frenulum (a membrane connecting the underside of the tongue to the floor of the mouth) is unusually short and thick, decreasing mobility of the tongue and affecting eating, speech, etc.”).
- Reluctant to speak up; reserved, reticent.
- unable to express yourself clearly or fluently
verb
adj
- Lacking speech; mute.
- (of an animal or person) Having no tongue whether through its normal nature, because of birth defect, or because of amputation.
- Expressed without speech; wordless, unspoken.
- (of wagons and farm implements) Having no tongue because hitched in another way.
- Making no sound; silent, speechless.
- expressed without speech
- lacking a tongue
adj
noun
- (countable) Something heard; a report or piece of news.
- (uncountable) The distance or physical region within which something may be heard; earshot.
- (uncountable) The sense used to perceive sound.
- (countable) The act by which something is heard; the act of perceiving by sound or the auditory sense.
- (uncountable) A proceeding at which discussions are heard.
- (countable, law) A legal procedure done before a judge, without a jury, as with an evidentiary hearing.
- the act of hearing attentively
- an opportunity to state your case and be heard
- (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
- a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
- the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
- the range within which a voice can be heard