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Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deafhood

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
deaf-hood
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The journey of a hearing-impaired individual's discovering of their identity, culture, and purpose.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

Alternative form of deafhood

Countable; Uncountable

Etymology

Coined in 2003 by Paddy Ladd in his book Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood. Equivalent to deaf + -hood.

Word Breakdown

Usage

Inflected Forms

deafhoods (plural)

Questions

What does deafhood mean?
The journey of a hearing-impaired individual's discovering of their identity, culture, and purpose.
Where does deafhood come from?
Coined in 2003 by Paddy Ladd in his book Understanding Deaf Culture: In Search of Deafhood. Equivalent to deaf + -hood.

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