deafness
deafness · deafnesses
глухота, глухість
глухота
Taubheit, Gehörlosigkeit, Schwerhörigkeit, Surditas
The condition of being deafThe condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
/ˈdɛfnəs/
» There is no deafness worse than that of a person who doesn't want to hear.
Meaning
2 senses(countable, uncountable)The condition of being deaf; the lack or loss of the ability to hear.
Taubheit, Gehörlosigkeit, Schwerhörigkeit
глухота́gluxotá
глухота́hluxotá, глу́хістьhlúxistʹ
(countable, figuratively, uncountable)Lack of knowledge or refusal to admit a particular problem, issue, etc.
their deafness to her cries
More definitions
- partial or complete loss of hearing
Examples
1 sentencesThere is no deafness worse than that of a person who doesn't want to hear.
Translations
9 languagesУкраїнська
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Origin
From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.From Middle English deefnesse; equivalent to deaf + -ness.
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Forms
plural: deafnesses| Singular | deafness |
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Synonyms
1 synonymsClose in meaning
- partial or complete loss of hearing:hearing loss
Word family
11 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable