DEAF

deaf

(adjective) lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

deaf

(noun) people who have severe hearing impairments; “many of the deaf use sign language”

deafen, deaf

(verb) make or render deaf; “a deafening noise”

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Adjective

deaf (comparative deafer, superlative deafest)

Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.

Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.

Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.

(obsolete, UK, dialect) Decayed; tasteless; dead.

Synonyms

• hard of hearing

• hearing-impaired

Noun

deaf pl (plural only)

(with "the") Those who are deaf, taken as a group.

Noun

deaf (plural deafs)

(nonstandard, rare) A deaf person.

Usage notes

Used primarily within the deaf community.

Verb

deaf (third-person singular simple present deafs, present participle deafing, simple past and past participle deafed)

(obsolete, transitive) To deafen.

Anagrams

• EDFA, fade

Etymology

Adjective

Deaf (not comparable)

Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.

Anagrams

• EDFA, fade

Source: Wiktionary

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Deaf, a. Etym: [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. deáf; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. döv, Sw. döf, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. toben to rage. Cf. Dumb.]

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, v. t.

Definition: To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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