Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

nonhearing

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
non-hear-ing
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Unable to hear, i.e. deaf.

Etymology

From non- + hearing.

Word Breakdown

Questions

What does nonhearing mean?
Unable to hear, i.e. deaf.
Where does nonhearing come from?
From non- + hearing.

How to pronounce nonhearing

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