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Defenition of the word hearing

    • Defenition of the word hearing

      • The general perceptual behaviour and the specific responses made in relation to sound stimuli.
      • the range within which a voice can be heard; "the children were told to stay within earshot"
      • able to perceive sound
      • an investigation (usually by a court of law)
      • a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken; "the investigative committee will hold hearings in Chicago"
      • an opportunity to state your case and be heard; "they condemned him without a hearing"; "he saw that he had lost his audience"
      • the ability to hear; the auditory faculty; "his hearing was impaired"
      • the act of hearing attentively; "you can learn a lot by just listening"; "they make good music--you should give them a hearing"
      • (law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
      • the act of hearing attentively
      • the ability to hear; the auditory faculty
      • a session (of a committee or grand jury) in which witnesses are called and testimony is taken
      • the range within which a voice can be heard
      • an opportunity to state your case and be heard

    Synonyms for the word hearing

      • audible range
      • audience
      • audition
      • auditory modality
      • auditory sense
      • consideration
      • earreach
      • earshot
      • examination
      • inquiry
      • investigation
      • listening
      • sense of hearing
      • trial

    Similar words in the hearing

      • hearing
      • hearings
      • quick-eared
      • sharp-eared

    Hyponyms for the word hearing

      • absolute pitch
      • administrative hearing
      • auscultation
      • competence hearing
      • confirmation hearing
      • ear
      • fair hearing
      • perfect pitch
      • quo warranto
      • rehearing
      • relistening

    Hypernyms for the word hearing

      • chance
      • enquiry
      • exteroception
      • inquiry
      • legal proceeding
      • modality
      • opportunity
      • perceiving
      • perception
      • proceeding
      • proceedings
      • range
      • reach
      • sense modality
      • sensing
      • sensory system
      • session

    Antonyms for the word hearing

      • deaf

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