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Nudism vs Audism - What's the difference?

nudism | audism |

As nouns the difference between nudism and audism

is that nudism is the belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm while audism is the notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.

nudism

English

Noun

(-)
  • The belief in or practice of going nude in social, nonsexualized and frequently mixed-gender groups specifically in cultures where going nude in the social situation is not the norm.

    • Synonyms

    * naturism

    Related terms

    * nude * nudist

    See also

    * au naturel * clothing compulsive * clothing optional * skinny dipping * textile * unclad

    External links

    * (Naturism) English words suffixed with -ism ----

    audism

    English

    (wikipedia audism)

    Noun

    (-)
  • The notion that one is superior based on one's ability to hear or behave in the manner of one who hears.

    • Hypernyms

    * ableism * discrimination

    Related terms

    * audist * auditory * -ism

    References

    * Humphries, Tom (1977). Communicating across cultures (deaf/hearing) and language learning. Doctoral dissertation. Cincinnati, OH: Union Graduate School. * http://communication.ucsd.edu/people/HUMPHRIES/t.humpries.html * http://library.gallaudet.edu/deaf-faq-audism.shtml * http://deafness.about.com/cs/deafculture/a/audism.htm

    See also

    * autism