hearingless

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adjective

Unable to hear; deaf.

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Meanings

adjectivehearingless (not comparable)
  1. not comparableUnable to hear; deaf.

    With each sudden pierce of lightning, the girl imagined she was hanging from the eaves as some sightless, hearingless, throatless, stony gargoyle -- a lifeless condition that would offer safety.

    2010, Patricia East, Wherever Snow Falls, page 1
  2. not comparableOf a legislative or court proceeding, without conducting a hearing.

    The Judge held that a hearingless attachment based upon a "hearsay complaint and conclusory affidavit without any judicial inquiry" violates procedural due process.

    1983, The Maritime Lawyer, volume 8, page 246

Origin

From hearing + -less.

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APA

hearingless. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearingless

MLA

“hearingless.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearingless. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hearingless,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hearingless.

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