Definition of deaf Deaf
/dɛˈf/ - [def] - deaf
We found 16 definitions of deaf from 7 different sources.
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What does deaf mean?
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NounPlural: deaves |
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| deaf - people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" | ||
| people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?" | ||
Adjectivedeaf, deafer, deafest |
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| deaf - lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part | ||
| hearing able to perceive sound | ||
| deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak | ||
| deafened caused to hear poorly or not at all | ||
| hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired having a hearing loss | ||
| deaf as a post, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, unhearing totally deaf; unable to hear anything | ||
| deaf - (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" | ||
| indifferent | ||
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Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- deaf (a.)
Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. - deaf (a.)
Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason. - deaf (a.)
Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. - deaf (a.)
Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. - deaf (a.)
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. - deaf (v. t.)
To deafen.
OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω
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deaf
Not having the faculty of hearing, or only having a restricted capability to hear.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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deaf
def, adj. dull of hearing: unable to hear at all: not willing to hear: inattentive.—v.t. Deaf′en, to make deaf, partly or altogether: to stun: to render impervious to sound.—n. Deaf′ening, stuffing put into floors, partition-walls, &c. to prevent sounds from passing through.—adv. Deaf′ly.—ns. Deaf′-mute, one who is both deaf and dumb; Deaf′ness. [A.S. deáf; Dut. doof, Ger. taub.]
Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗
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deaf
There are none so deaf as those who will not hear.
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