HyperDic: deaf-muteness

English > 1 sense of the word *deaf-muteness*:
NOUN	state	deaf-muteness, deaf-mutism	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak

English > *deaf-muteness*: 1 sense > noun 1, state
Meaning	congenital deafness that results in inability to speak.
Synonym	deaf-mutism
Broader	deafness, hearing loss	partial or complete loss of hearing
Broader	mutism, muteness	The condition of being unable or unwilling to speak
Spanish	sordomudez
Catalan	sordmudesa
Adjectives	deaf-mute	lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak