deaf-and-dumb

1. 1.

   lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak

   Synonymsdeaf-mute

   Similardeaf

Questions about deaf-and-dumb

What does deaf-and-dumb mean?

deaf-and-dumb means "lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak".

How many syllables are in deaf-and-dumb?

deaf-and-dumb has 4 syllables: de-a-f-and--dumb. The stress falls on "a".

What is another word for deaf-and-dumb?

Close synonyms include deaf-mute. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is deaf-and-dumb a common word?

deaf-and-dumb is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.