adj
Meaning 1
Not hearing.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: hearing
Standard Lemma guide
unhearing
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Sound
Pronunciation
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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verb
Meaning 2
present participle and gerund of unhear
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
totally deaf; unable to hear anything
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, deaf as a post
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *né Proto-Indo-European *n̥- Proto-Germanic *un- Proto-West Germanic *un- Old English un- Middle English un- English un- English hearing English unhearing From un- + hearing.
From unhear + -ing.