The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
deaf-muteness \deaf-muteness\, deaf-mutism \deaf-mutism\n. the condition of being a deaf-mute; a congenital deafness that results in inability to speak. [1913 Webster WordNet 1.5]WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
deaf-muteness n 1: congenital deafness that results in inability to speak [syn: deaf-mutism, deaf-muteness]