Download the app
educalingo
Search

Meaning of "word-deaf" in the English dictionary

Dictionary
DICTIONARY
section

PRONUNCIATION OF WORD-DEAF

word-deaf  [ˈwɜːdˌdɛf] play
facebooktwitterpinterestwhatsapp

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WORD-DEAF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Word-Deaf is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES WORD-DEAF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of word-deaf in the English dictionary

The definition of word-deaf in the dictionary is unable to understand spoken words, esp as the result of a cerebral lesion.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WORD-DEAF


deaf
dɛf
def
dɛf
half-deaf
ˌhɑːfˈdɛf
hi-def
ˌhaɪˈdɛf
semideaf
ˌsɛmɪˈdɛf
undeaf
ʌnˈdɛf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WORD-DEAF

word order
word picture
word processing
word processor
word sense disambiguation
word square
word stress
word wrap
word wrapping
word-blind
word-for-word
word-of-mouth
word-perfect
word-type
wordage
wordbook
wordbound
wordbreak
wordcount
wordier

WORDS THAT END LIKE WORD-DEAF

bay leaf
cloverleaf
flyleaf
gold leaf
in leaf
leaf
loose-leaf
Maple Leaf
oak leaf
overleaf
partially deaf
prelingually deaf
profoundly deaf
sheaf
stone deaf
stone-deaf
tea leaf
the Maple Leaf
tobacco leaf
tone-deaf

Synonyms and antonyms of word-deaf in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «word-deaf» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR
online translator

TRANSLATION OF WORD-DEAF

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

Translator English - Chinese

词聋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

palabra sordo-
570 millions of speakers

English

word-deaf
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शब्द बहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

كلمة الصم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Слово - глухим
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

palavra - surdos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

শব্দ-বধির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mot - sourds
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Perkataan-pekak
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Wort - taub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

単語耳が聞こえない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

워드 청각 장애인
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Tembung-budheg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

từ - điếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சொல் செவிடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

शब्द-बहिरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

duyduğu halde algılamayan
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

word - sordi
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Słowo - głuchy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Слово - глухим
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cuvânt - surd
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λέξη - κωφών
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

woord -doof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

word - döva
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ord- døv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of word-deaf

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WORD-DEAF»

The term «word-deaf» is barely ever used and occupies the 195.599 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
0
100%
FREQUENCY
Unused
9
/100
The map shown above gives the frequency of use of the term «word-deaf» in the different countries.
Principal search tendencies and common uses of word-deaf
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «word-deaf».

FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WORD-DEAF» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «word-deaf» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «word-deaf» 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 word-deaf

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WORD-DEAF»

Discover the use of word-deaf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to word-deaf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Deaf Liberation Theology
Introduction What does the word 'Deaf mean? Who is Deaf? How can Deaf people be liberated? What . does the Christian faith have to say to Deaf people? The answer to these questions depends on the background and experience of an  ...
Revd Dr Hannah Lewis, 2013
2
Raising and Educating a Deaf Child : A Comprehensive Guide ...
In this book, I will not use the word deaf to refer either to people who have lost some of their hearing as a normal part of growing older or to people who might have slight hearing losses, perhaps from ear infections as toddlers. Consistent with ...
School of Psychology University of Aberdeen Marc Marschark Professor, 2007
3
Many Ways to be Deaf: International Variation in Deaf ...
An uppercase D is used in the word Deaf to refer to those who are members of a Deaf culture and community (after Woodward 1978). A lowercase d in the word deaf refers to those with hearing loss. Where deaf identity cannot be identified, the ...
Leila Frances Monaghan, 2003
4
The Gospel Preached by the Deaf: Proceedings of a Conference ...
The capitalized word "Deaf" then is used to refer to persons with a hearing loss ( of any kind) who identify with that community and are enculturated into that culture. The language of this culture is American Sign Language (abbreviated ASL), ...
Marcel Broesterhuizen, 2007
5
Inside Deaf Culture
Despite the lack of precise translation, Deaf people wanted to re- tain the English word “deaf” as the appropriate translation for the sign instead of “hearing impaired.” The problem with “hearing impaired” is first that it has no historical basis in ...
Carol PADDEN, Tom Humphries, Carol Padden, 2009
6
The Deaf Child in the Family and at School: Essays in Honor ...
1 Variation will be noted throughout this book on the capitalization of the first letter of the word “deaf.” Beginning the word with a capital letter is a convention typically used to signify persons who participate in and identify with a specific Deaf ...
Patricia Elizab Spencer, Carol J. Erting, Marc Marschark, 1999
7
Culturally Affirmative Psychotherapy With Deaf Persons
EBy now, it has become fairly conventional in this field to capitalize the word Deaf when referring to the Deaf community and culture or to culturally Deaf people. The uncapitalized word deaf is used to refer to the fact of hearing loss and to deaf  ...
Neil S. Glickman, Michael A. Harvey, 2013
8
Encyclopedia of Special Education
The word deaf is applied to persons who cannot hear or have a major hearing impairment. In classical writings as well as in common talk, until only a few years ago, the word deaf frequently had a strongly pejorative connotation, either in its ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2007
9
Concise Encyclopedia of Special Education: A Reference for ...
The word deaf is applied to persons who cannot hear or have a major hearing impairment. In classical writings as well as in common talk, until only a few years ago, the word deaf frequently had a strongly pejorative connotation, either in its ...
Cecil R. Reynolds, Elaine Fletcher-Janzen, 2004
10
Art Therapy and Anger
The word 'Deaf' is used for someone who communicates exclusively in BSL, while the word 'deaf' is used for everyone else, and includes those who communicate in writing, BSL, oral English or a mixture ofthese. The client described in this ...
Marian Liebmann, 2008

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Word-Deaf [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/word-deaf>. Apr 2024 ».
Download the educalingo app
en
English dictionary
Discover all that is hidden in the words on
index
a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z