Deaf-muteness

2 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  deaf-muteness \deaf-muteness\, deaf-mutism \deaf-mutism\n.
     the condition of being a deaf-mute; a congenital deafness
     that results in inability to speak.
     [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  deaf-muteness
       n : congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn:
            {deaf-mutism}]