Deaf and Hearing

Deaf

Deaf adjective - Lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.

Hearing is an antonym for deaf in topics: unwilling, without hearing.

Nearby Words: deafness, deafly

Hearing

Hearing adjective - Able to perceive sound.

Deaf is an antonym for hearing.

Nearby Words: hear, hearer

Both words in one sentence

  • She strongly disapproves of hearing/deaf relationships for reasons slowly being explained.
  • Series / Switched at Birth Melody greatly disapproves of hearing/Deaf relationships.
  • While not entirely deaf, Sakanaction frontman Ichirō Yamaguchi has lost his hearing in his right ear after a sudden hearing loss in 2010.
    Source: Deaf Composer
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