Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

stone deaf

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.93 in modern English

Syllables: stone deaf
IPA

13

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Example Sentences

"Years of working under such noisy conditions ultimately left him stone deaf."

Phrases

tone-deaf

Frequently Paired Words

tone-deaf

Synonyms

deaf as a doorknob deaf as a doorpost deaf as a post

Questions

What does stone deaf mean?: Utterly deaf.

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