surdo — meaning in English

English meaning

• deaf adj Unable, or only partly able, to hear.
• voiceless adj Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.

Senses

surdo is used for these senses in English:

• deaf Unable (or partially able) to hear.
• deaf person (This entry is a translation hub.)
• hard of hearing (idiomatic) Having difficulty hearing; somewhat deaf.
• voiceless (phonetics, of a consonant or vowel) Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

deaf — full definition

1. adj Unable, or only partly able, to hear.
2. adj Refusing to listen to something; unwilling to be persuaded.

voiceless — full definition

1. adj Lacking a voice, without vocal sound.
2. adj Without a vote; having no input into a decision.
3. adj Spoken without vibration of the vocal cords; unvoiced, surd, breathed. Examples: [t], [s], [f], [m̥], [u̥].

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