Deaf vs. Mute

Deafadjective

Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

Deafadjective

Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.

Deafadjective

Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

Deafadjective

Decayed; tasteless; dead.

Deafnoun

(with "the") Those who are deaf, taken as a group.

Deafnoun

A deaf person.

Deafverb

To deafen.

Deafadjective

Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.

Deafadjective

Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; - with to; as, deaf to reason.

Deafadjective

Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.

Deafadjective

Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

Deafadjective

Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.

Deafverb

To deafen.

Deafnoun

people who have severe hearing impairments;

Deafverb

make or render deaf;

Deafadjective

lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

Deafadjective

(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed;

Muteadjective

Not having the power of speech; dumb.

Muteadjective

Silent; not making a sound.

Muteadjective

Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; said of certain letters.

Muteadjective

Not giving a ringing sound when struck; said of a metal.

Mutenoun

A stopped consonant; a stop.

Mutenoun

An actor who does not speak; a mime performer.

Mutenoun

A person who does not have the power of speech.

Mutenoun

A hired mourner at a funeral; an undertaker's assistant.

Mutenoun

(music) An object for dulling the sound of an instrument, especially a brass instrument, or damper for pianoforte; a sordine.

Mutenoun

The faeces of a hawk or falcon.

Muteverb

(transitive) To silence, to make quiet.

Muteverb

(transitive) To turn off the sound of.

Muteverb

Of a bird: to defecate.

Muteverb

(transitive) To cast off; to moult.

Muteverb

To cast off; to molt.

Muteverb

To eject the contents of the bowels; - said of birds.

Mutenoun

The dung of birds.

Mutenoun

One who does not speak, whether from physical inability, unwillingness, or other cause.

Mutenoun

A letter which represents no sound; a silent letter; also, a close articulation; an element of speech formed by a position of the mouth organs which stops the passage of the breath; as, p, b, d, k, t.

Mutenoun

A little utensil made of brass, ivory, or other material, so formed that it can be fixed in an erect position on the bridge of a violin, or similar instrument, in order to deaden or soften the tone.

Muteadjective

Not speaking; uttering no sound; silent.

Muteadjective

Incapable of speaking; dumb.

Muteadjective

Not uttered; unpronounced; silent; also, produced by complete closure of the mouth organs which interrupt the passage of breath; - said of certain letters. See 5th Mute, 2.

Muteadjective

Not giving a ringing sound when struck; - said of a metal.

Mutenoun

a deaf person who is unable to speak

Mutenoun

a device used to soften the tone of a musical instrument

Muteverb

deaden (a sound or noise), especially by wrapping

Muteadjective

expressed without speech; especially because words would be inappropriate or inadequate;

Muteadjective

lacking power of speech

Muteadjective

unable to speak because of hereditary deafness