Definify.com

Webster 1913 Edition


Deaf-mute

Deaf′-muteˊ

,
Noun.
A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it.
[See Illust. of
Dactylology
.]
Deaf-mutes
are still so called, even when, by artificial methods, they have been taught to speak imperfectly.

Definition 2024


deaf-mute

deaf-mute

See also: deafmute

English

Adjective

deaf-mute (not comparable)

  1. (now offensive) Unable to hear or speak

Synonyms

Translations

Noun

deaf-mute (plural deaf-mutes)

  1. (now offensive) A person who is unable to hear or speak.

Translations

See also