hearing

Examples

• All

• She lost her hearing when she was seven, after her mom died.

  The Quiet (2005)

• For most students, information about risk to hearing will be new, unusual, and challenging.

  Academic text (2008)

• But his hearing was never the same again.

  Babe (1995)

• Her hearing is worse now.

  I'm Not Gay : A Musical (2023)

• Lost the hearing in his right ear.

  The Italian Job (2003)

• Did you notice anything about his vision or hearing?

  The Monster of Piedras Blancas (1959)

• Or is your hearing faculty failing, too?

  Hollywood Ending (2002)

• Does your bad posture affect your hearing?

  The Princess Diaries (2001)

• Al lost the hearing in his left ear when a shell exploded right next to him.

  Here (2024)

• Although some older volunteers failed the screening, their hearing appeared to be adequate for following verbal instructions.

  Academic text (2012)

Synonyms

E

ear

vshearing

63 2.3

The skill of noticing and understanding sounds like music or speech

is the simple sensory capacity for detecting sounds generally

S

sense of hearing

vshearing

2 2.3

The ability to hear sounds

is the basic noun form used in definitions and descriptions

A

auditory sense

vshearing

• Specialized

1 3.7

To hear sounds with your ears

is the simple functional description focusing on the same faculty

A

auditory perception

vshearing

• Specialized

1 4.5

The ability to hear and understand sounds

focuses on the faculty itself rather than the recognizing process

A

audition

vshearing

• Specialized

1 6.1

The ability to hear sounds

is the common everyday name rather than the formal term

S

sound perception

vshearing

• Specialized

1 5.6

The ability to hear and understand sounds around you

emphasizes the faculty that allows detection rather than the interpretation

A

auditory modality

vshearing

• Specialized

5.6

The ability to hear sounds through the ears

is the basic sense described without technical channel language

Antonyms

D

deafness

9 2.7

A condition in which a person cannot hear well or at all

Compounds

H

hearing aid

38 2.3

A small device worn to make sounds louder for people who cannot hear well

C

confirmation hearing

• Formal

16 6.8

A meeting where the Senate questions a president's nominee before voting

H

hard of hearing

16 3.4

A person who can hear some sounds but not well

H

hearing loss

14 2.7

A condition in which you cannot hear well in one or both ears

F

fair hearing

• Formal

14 5.3

A chance to tell your side to a court or official before a decision

H

hearing-impaired

9 3.4

Having little or no ability to hear

H

hearing officer

• Formal

4 6.9

A person chosen by a government agency to listen to cases and make decisions

S

sense of hearing

2 2.3

The ability to hear sounds

A

administrative hearing

• Formal

2 6.9

A meeting outside court where an official listens to both sides and decides a dispute with a government office

H

hearing impairment

• Specialized

2 3.9

Partial or total loss of the ability to hear

H

hard-of-hearing

1 4.2

A person who cannot hear well

H

hearing examiner

• Formal

1 7.2

A government official who listens to cases and makes decisions or recommendations

H

hearing dog

1 3.4

A dog trained to alert a person who cannot hear to important sounds like a doorbell or alarm

H

hearing disorder

• Specialized

1 3.3

A problem that makes it hard to hear sounds or understand speech

S

sensorineural hearing loss

• Specialized

1 5.3

Hearing loss from damage to the inner ear or the nerve that sends sound to the brain

C

competence hearing

• Formal

1 8.9

A court meeting to decide if a person charged can understand the charges and help in their defense

C

conductive hearing loss

• Specialized

1 4.1

Sound cannot pass through the middle ear to reach the inner ear, causing hearing loss

C

colored hearing

• Specialized

1 9.9

An experience of seeing colors when you hear sounds, especially music

O

organ of hearing

1 4.6

The part of the ear that gets sounds and sends them to the brain

How Good

sharp-eared

1 4.9

hearing

196 1.0

deafness

9 2.7

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology