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Deaf Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Deaf? [n] people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" [adj] lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part [v] make or render deaf Synonyms \| Synonyms for Deaf: deaf as a post \| deaf to(p) \| deaf-and-dumb \| deafen \| deafened \| deaf-mute \| hard-of-hearing \| hearing-impaired \| inattentive \| profoundly deaf \| stone-deaf \| tone-deaf \| unhearing \| unheeding \| unlistening(a) Related Terms \| Find terms related to Deaf: authoritarian \| bigot \| bigoted \| blind \| borne \| bullheaded \| closed \| constricted \| cramped \| creedbound \| deaf and dumb \| deaf to reason \| deaf-eared \| deafened \| deaf-mute \| dogmatic \| dull-eared \| earless \| fanatical \| hard of hearing \| headstrong \| heedless \| hidebound \| illiberal \| impervious \| indifferent \| insensible \| insensitive \| insular \| intractable \| little \| little-minded \| mean \| mean-minded \| mean-spirited \| mulish \| narrow \| narrow-hearted \| narrow-minded \| narrow-souled \| narrow-spirited \| nearsighted \| oblivious \| parochial \| pertinacious \| perverse \| petty \| pigheaded \| positive \| preoccupied \| provincial \| purblind \| self-willed \| shortsighted \| small \| small-minded \| stone-deaf \| straitlaced \| stubborn \| stuffy \| stunned \| surd \| thick of hearing \| tone-deaf \| uncatholic \| uncharitable \| unconcerned \| unconscious \| ungenerous \| unhearing \| unheedful \| unliberal \| unmoved \| unpersuadable \| unresponsive \| unyielding \| word-deaf See Also \| deaf person \| desensitise \| desensitize \| people Deaf In Webster's Dictionary \Deaf\ (?; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. de['a]f; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. d["o]v, Sw. d["o]f, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. ? (for ?) blind, ? smoke, vapor, folly, and to G. toben to rage. Cf. {Dum}b.] 1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. --Shak. 2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! --Shak. 3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. --Dryden. 4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.] A deaf murmur through the squadron went. --Dryden. 5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deaf, void, light, and naught. --Holland. {Deaf and dumb}, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. See {Deaf-mute}. \Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t. To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.

Deaf Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Deaf?

[n] people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
[adj] lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
[v] make or render deaf

See Also | deaf person | desensitise | desensitize | people

Deaf In Webster's Dictionary

\Deaf\ (?; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. de['a]f; akin
to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. d["o]v, Sw. d["o]f,
Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being,
dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. ?
(for ?) blind, ? smoke, vapor, folly, and to G. toben to
rage. Cf. {Dum}b.]
1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part;
   unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf
   man.

         Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. --Shak.

2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive;
   regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or
   exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.

         O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but
         not to flattery!                      --Shak.

3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.

         Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.
                                               --Dryden.

4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.]

         A deaf murmur through the squadron went. --Dryden.

5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs.
   or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.

         If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they
         [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds
         will be deaf, void, light, and naught. --Holland.

{Deaf and dumb}, without the sense of hearing or the faculty
   of speech. See {Deaf-mute}.


\Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t.
To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.

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