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Microcoustic :: Microcoustic (n.) An instrument for making faint sounds audible, as to a partially deaf person..

Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..

Dunny :: Dunny (a.) Deaf; stupid.

Dactylology :: Dactylology (n.) The art of communicating ideas by certain movements and positions of the fingers; -- a method of conversing practiced by the deaf and dumb.

Mute :: Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute..

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

Cinchonism :: Cinchonism (n.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc..

Deafened :: Deafened (imp. & p. p.) of Deafe.

Chirology :: Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Stonegall :: Stone-deaf (a.) As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.

Deaf-mute :: Deaf-mute (n.) A person who is deaf and dumb; one who, through deprivation or defect of hearing, has either failed the acquire the power of speech, or has lost it..

Deafly :: Deafly (a.) Lonely; solitary.

Earless :: Earless (a.) Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear..

Deaf-mutism :: Deaf-mutism (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute.

Deafness :: Deafness (n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.

Deafening :: Deafening (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Deafe.

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

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To render impervious to sound, as a partition or floor, by filling the space within with mortar, by lining with paper, etc..

Meniere''s Disease :: Meniere's disease () A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Meniere, a French physician..

Deave :: Deave (v. t.) To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen.

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