DEAF MUTE

Meaning of DEAF MUTE in English

■ noun a person who is deaf and unable to speak.

Usage

In modern use ~ has acquired offensive connotations. It is advisable to avoid it in favour of other terms such as profoundly deaf .

Concise Oxford English vocab. Сжатый оксфордский словарь английского языка. 2004

DEAF-MUTE — bungol-amang
English-Visayan vocabulary
DEAF-MUTE — noun Date: circa 1837 a deaf person who cannot speak, ~ adjective, often offensive
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
DEAF-MUTE — I. ˈ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ adjective Etymology: translation of French sourd-muet or German taubstumm : lacking the sense of hearing and the ability …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — (n.) A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the …
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF-MUTE — ( n. ) A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — — deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism , n. /def"myooht"/ , Often Offensive. adj. 1. unable to hear and speak. n. 2. a person …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF MUTE — one who cannot hear nor speak, person who cannot speak
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
DEAF-MUTE — noun Date: circa 1837 often offensive : a deaf person who cannot speak • deaf-mute adjective , often offensive
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAF-MUTE — noun a person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the …
Webster English vocab
DEAF-MUTE — Pronunciation: ' def- ' myüt Function: noun Date: circa 1837 often offensive : a deaf person who cannot speak – …
Merriam Webster Collegiate English Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — [deaf-mute] n (ca. 1837): a deaf person who cannot speak -- deaf-mute adj
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAF-MUTE — deaf-mute BrE AmE ˌdef ˈmjuːt ◂ ▷ deaf-mute|s s
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
DEAF MUTE — noun (sometimes offensive ) a person who is unable to hear or speak
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAF MUTE — ˌdeaf ˈmute BrE AmE noun [countable] old-fashioned not polite someone who is unable to hear or speak
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
DEAF-MUTE — ( deaf-mutes) A deaf-mute is someone who cannot hear or speak. This word could cause offence. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — (~s) A ~ is someone who cannot hear or speak. This word could cause offence. N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
DEAF MUTE — noun EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS ▪ The deaf mute nodded once very briefly and then moved on, leaving Quinn with the …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
DEAF MUTE — Synonyms and related words : deaf, deaf and dumb, deaf-and-dumb person, deaf-eared, deafened, dull-eared, dummy, earless, hard of hearing, lip …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
DEAF-MUTE — n. Deaf and dumb person.
Dictionary of English Synonyms
DEAF MUTE — глухонемой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF-MUTE — сущ. глухонемой глухонемой deaf-mute глухонемой
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF-MUTE — Глухонемой
Американский Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF-MUTE — 1. ͵defʹmju:t n глухонемой 2. ͵defʹmju:t a глухонемой
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
DEAF-MUTE — глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь Tiger
DEAF MUTE — (a) глухонемой
English-Russian Lingvistica'98 dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — 1. [͵defʹmju:t] n глухонемой 2. [͵defʹmju:t] a глухонемой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь - Апресян, Медникова
DEAF-MUTE — 1. ͵defʹmju:t n глухонемой 2. ͵defʹmju:t a глухонемой
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF MUTE — глухонемой, глухонемой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEAF MUTE — глухонемой, глухонемой
English-Russian-dictionary - Bed release
DEAF-MUTE — сущ. глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
DEAF-MUTE — сущ. глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
DEAF-MUTE — глухонемой
Англо-Русский физический словарь
DEAF-MUTE — _n. глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
DEAF-MUTE — n. глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
DEAF-MUTE — глухонемой
Англо-Русский дополнительный словарь
DEAF-MUTE — глухонемой
Новый Англо-Русский медицинский словарь
DEAF-MUTE — _n. глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера
DEAF-MUTE — Глухонемой
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF MUTE — Глухонемой
Британский Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF-MUTE — [n.] глухонемой
Morteza English-Russian Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — n глухонемой
Англо-Русский словарь - Королев
DEAF MUTE — глухонемой
English-Russian Online Dictionary
DEAF-MUTE — сущ. глухонемой глухонемой deaf-mute глухонемой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
DEAF MUTE — глухонемой
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
MUTE — adj mute, dumb, silent; littera mute [Phonet.] mute or silent letter
Interlingua English vocab
MUTE — I. ˈmyüt, usu -üd.+V adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: alteration (influenced by Latin mutus ) of Middle English muet, mewet, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
DEAF — I. ˈdef, archaic & dial -ē- adjective ( -er/-est ) Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf; akin to …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
MUTE — (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute.
Английский словарь Webster
MUTE — (a.) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; …
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — (a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- …
Английский словарь Webster
DEAF — (a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a …
Английский словарь Webster
MUTE — ( n. ) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUTE — ( a. ) Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF — ( a. ) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; …
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF — ( a. ) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
MUTE — — mutely , adv. — muteness , n. /myooht/ , adj., muter, mutest , n. , v. , muted, muting …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
DEAF — — deafly , adv. — deafness , n. /def/ , adj., deafer, deafest , n. adj. 1. partially or wholly …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
MUTE — I. ˈmyüt adjective ( mut·er ; mut·est ) Etymology: Middle English muet, mut, from Anglo-French, from mu, mute, from Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
DEAF — ˈdēf adjective Etymology: Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf; akin to Greek typhlos blind, typhein to smoke, Latin fumus …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
MUTE — noun the dung of birds. 2. mute ·adj incapable of speaking; dumb. 3. mute ·adj not speaking; uttering no sound; …
Webster English vocab
DEAF — adj obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. 2. deaf ·vt to deafen. 3. deaf ·adj deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. …
Webster English vocab
MUTE — [mute] adj mut.er ; mut.est [alter. of ME muet, fr. MF, fr. OF mu, fr. L mutus, prob. fr. mu, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
DEAF — [deaf] adj [ME deef, fr. OE deaf; akin to Gk typhlos blind, typhein to smoke, L fumus smoke--more at fume] …
Merriam-Webster English vocab

Concise Oxford English vocab

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