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At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when a deaf person goes to another college, no matter how supportive it is, that person doesn't get the same access.
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Meaning of "deafness" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF DEAFNESS

deafness  [ˈdefnɪs] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF DEAFNESS

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Deafness is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES DEAFNESS MEAN IN ENGLISH?

deafness

Hearing loss

Hearing loss, hearing impairment, or deafness, is a partial or total inability to hear. In children it may affect the development of language and can cause work related difficulties for adults. It is caused by many factors, including: genetics, aging, exposure to noise, illness, chemicals and physical trauma. Hearing testing may be used to determine the severity of the hearing loss. While the results are expressed in decibels, hearing loss is usually described as mild, mild-moderate, moderate, moderately severe, severe, or profound. Hearing loss is usually acquired by a person who at some point in life had no hearing impairment. There are a number of measures that can prevent hearing loss and include avoidance of loud noise, chemical agents, and physical trauma. Testing for poor hearing is recommended for all newborns. But, in some cases such as due to disease, illness, or genetics, it is impossible to reverse or prevent. Hearing aids are partially effective for many. Globally hearing loss affects about 10% of the population to some degree. It caused moderate to severe disability in 124 million people as of 2004.

Definition of deafness in the English dictionary

The definition of deafness in the dictionary is inability to hear. Other definition of deafness is unwillingness to hear and responddeafness to sth.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH DEAFNESS


aloofness
əˈluːfnɪs
awareness
əˈwɛənɪs
bluffness
ˈblʌfnɪs
briefness
ˈbriːfnɪs
business
ˈbɪznɪs
Daphnis
ˈdæfnɪs
darkness
ˈdɑːknɪs
Denis
ˈdɛnɪs
Dennis
ˈdɛnɪs
fitness
ˈfɪtnɪs
gruffness
ˈɡrʌfnɪs
happiness
ˈhæpɪnɪs
penis
ˈpiːnɪs
roughness
ˈrʌfnɪs
safeness
ˈseɪfnɪs
stiffness
ˈstɪfnɪs
tennis
ˈtɛnɪs
thickness
ˈθɪknɪs
tiredness
ˈtaɪədnɪs
toughness
ˈtʌfnɪs

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE DEAFNESS

deaf
deaf aid
deaf without speech
deaf-and-dumb
deaf-mute
deaf-muteness
deaf-mutism
deafblind
deafen
deafening
deafeningly
deafish
deafly
deair
Deak
Deakin
deal
deal with
dealate
dealated

WORDS THAT END LIKE DEAFNESS

consciousness
deviousness
do the business
dowfness
dwarfness
goodness
halfness
harness
illness
in the wilderness
madness
naffness
ness
selfness
tone deafness
waterproofness
weatherproofness
wellness
witness
word deafness

Synonyms and antonyms of deafness in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «deafness» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF DEAFNESS

Find out the translation of deafness to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of deafness from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «deafness» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

耳聋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sordera
570 millions of speakers

English

deafness
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

बहरापन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الصمم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глухота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

surdez
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বধিরতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

surdité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Taubheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

難聴
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

청각 장애
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Kuping
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tật điếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

காதுகேளாமை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बहिरेपणा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sağırlık
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sordità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

głuchota
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

surditate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κώφωση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

doofheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

dövhet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

døvhet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of deafness

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAFNESS»

The term «deafness» is quite widely used and occupies the 42.057 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «DEAFNESS» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «deafness» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «deafness» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about deafness

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10 QUOTES WITH «DEAFNESS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word deafness.
1
Stephanie Beacham
I think the deafness affects me more than I realise; I think it makes me more tired. I loathe parties. I attend, smile and leave.
2
Frank Herbert
Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?
3
David Hockney
I actually think the deafness makes you see clearer. If you can't hear, you somehow see.
4
I. King Jordan
At Gallaudet, deafness isn't an issue. You don't even think about it. Students can pay attention to accounting or psychology or journalism. But when a deaf person goes to another college, no matter how supportive it is, that person doesn't get the same access.
5
Ernst Mach
The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.
6
Mary Stuart Masterson
On the other hand, there are only so many people who really knew how she was exactly, like what did her accent sound like, and the fact that she developed profound deafness when she was first running the Harriet Lane.
7
Richard Masur
But people who think they can project themselves into deafness are mistaken because you can't. And I'm not talking about imagining what a deaf person's whole life is like I even mean just realizing what it is like for an instant.
8
Marlee Matlin
The handicap of deafness is not in the ear; it is in the mind.
9
Marlee Matlin
I live my life like everyone else; everyone has their own obstacles. Mine is deafness.
10
Marlee Matlin
I hope that through my example, such as my role on 'The West Wing,' I can help change attitudes on deafness and prove we can really do everything... except hear.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «DEAFNESS»

Discover the use of deafness in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to deafness and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Hearing and Deafness
This text will provide students with the knowledge required to develop effective skills that can be used in their professional work settings. Hearing and Deafness i
Peter Paul, Gail Whitelaw, 2010
2
Deafness
Deafness is a condition many people live with. Find out what life is like for some who are deaf.
Angela Royston, 2005
3
Let's Talk about Deafness
Discusses deafness, its causes, and how deaf people cope with their condition and live full lives despite their inability to hear.
Melanie Apel Gordon, 1999
4
Enforcing Normalcy: Disability, Deafness, and the Body
By insisting that disability be added to the familiar triad of race, class and gender, the book challenges progressives to expand the limits of their thinking about human oppression.
Lennard J. Davis, 1995
5
Language Learning and Deafness
The second half of the book contains six original, previously unpublished research reports on topics related to language learning by deaf children and adults.
Michael Strong, 1988
6
Language and Deafness
The Fourth Edition of Language and Deafness covers language and literacy development from preschool through adolescence.
Peter V. Paul, 2009
7
The Politics of Deafness
In bold style, this provocative work poses the relationship of the bodies physical and mental of Deaf people as subject to a form of "colonialism" by the dominant Hearing culture.
Owen Wrigley, 1997
8
Deafness in mind: working psychologically with deaf people ...
Similarly, prevention is considered alongside prevalence, and the book appraises the various political views where other books have taken a single political view.
Sally Austen, Susan R. Crocker, 2004
9
Deafness and Mental Health
Because deafness is not a `visible' problem, it is often difficult to take account of the problems that deaf people face, and this book will be of particular use in helping to understand better the nature of deafness and to recognise mental ...
John C. Denmark, 1994
10
Context, Cognition, and Deafness
This sharply focused volume on the cognitive development of deaf children calls upon experts in anthropology, psychology, linguistics, basic visual sensory processes, education, cognition, and neurophysiology to share complementary ...
M. Diane Clark, Marc Marschark, Michael A. Karchmer, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «DEAFNESS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term deafness is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Gene therapy for deafness moves a few steps closer
In the case of deafness, this involves injecting a gene-carrying ... least half of deafness that occurs before a baby learns to speak is caused by ... «Reuters, Jul 15»
2
New hope for inherited deafness cure after scientists successfully …
Lead scientist Dr Jeffrey Holt, from Boston Children's Hospital in the US, said: “I can envision patients with deafness having their genome ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
3
Gene therapy restores hearing in deaf mice
More than 70 different genes are known to cause deafness when mutated. Holt, with first author Charles Askew and colleagues at École ... «Medical Xpress, Jul 15»
4
Text To 911 Now Available In Everett And Snohomish County
... relay service,” said Ariele Belo, Director of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services at the Hearing, Speech and Deafness Center. Tips on texting ... «My Everett News, Jul 15»
5
Study finds that high fat diet changes gut microbe populations
This research was supported by the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders, grant number 1R01DC013904. «Science Codex, Jul 15»
6
The Tribe pulls us into the world of deaf children—and then repels us
... Slaboshpitsky's showy techniques rarely feel arbitrary; every cinematic device serves his mission of relating deafness to a general audience. «Chicago Reader, Jul 15»
7
LeBLANC: You're only blessed with one set of ears
They do not understand that the noise is damaging their hearing and over a period of time their hearing can be damaged to deafness. «Your Houston News, Jul 15»
8
State releases special education spending report
High-cost disabilities include intellectual disability, deafness, visual impairment, deaf-blind and multiple disabilities. Districts with high spending ... «vtdigger.org, Jul 15»
9
Lindsay Stergio leads USA women in scoring at 2015 World Deaf …
Stergio had some issues integrating with the team because of her deafness. She transferred to Gallaudet University in 2012, where she joined ... «ParaSport News, Jul 15»
10
Around the Towns
... adults, a book on Elizabethan literature and society, several articles on the golden age of children's literature, and three essays on deafness. «Commons, Jul 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Deafness [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/deafness>. Apr 2024 ».
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