Definitions for deaf
dɛfdeaf

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. deafadjective

   people who have severe hearing impairments

   "many of the deaf use sign language"

2. deafadjective

   lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part

3. deaf(p), indifferent(p)verb

   (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed

   "deaf to her warnings"

4. deafen, deafverb

   make or render deaf

   "a deafening noise"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. deafnoun

   Deaf people considered as a group.

2. deafadjective

   Not having the faculty of hearing, or only partially able to hear.

3. Deafadjective

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

4. Etymology: From deaf.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. DEAFadjective

   Etymology: doof, Dutch.

   1. Wanting the sense of hearing.

   Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. William Shakespeare.

   Infected minds
   To their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets. William Shakespeare, Mac.

   The chief design here intended by this account of the natural alphabet, is to prepare a more easy and expedite way to instruct such as are deaf and dumb, and dumb only by consequence of their want of hearing. William Holder, Elem. of Speech.

   If any sins afflict our life
   With that prime ill, a talking wife,
   ’Till death shall bring the kind relief,
   We must be patient, or be deaf. Matthew Prior.

   Thus you may still be young to me,
   While I can better hear than see:
   Oh ne’er may fortune shew her spight,
   To make me deaf, and mend my sight. Jonathan Swift.

   2. It has to before the thing that ought to be heard.

   I will be deaf to pleading and excuses;
   Nor tears, nor prayers shall purchase out abuses. William Shakespeare.

   Oh, that men’s ears should be
   To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! William Shakespeare, Timon.

   Whilst virtue courts them; but, alas, in vain:
   Fly from her kind embracing arms,
   Deaf to her fondest call, blind to her greatest charms. Wentworth Dillon.

   Not so, for once indulg’d, they sweep the main;
   Deaf to the call, or, hearing, hear in vain. Dryden.

   Hope, too long with vain delusion fed,
   Deaf to the rumour of fallacious fame,
   Gives to the roll of death his glorious name. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   3. Deprived of the power of hearing.

   Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight:
   No mortal courage can support the fright. John Dryden, Ind. Emp.

   4. Obscurely heard.

   Nor silence is within, nor voice express,
   But a deaf noise of sounds that never cease;
   Confus’d and chiding, like the hollow roar
   Of tides, receding from th’ insulted shoar. Dryden.

   The rest were seiz’d with sullen discontent,
   And a deaf murmur through the squadrons went. Dryden.

2. To Deafverb

   To deprive of the power of hearing.

   Hearing hath deaf’d our sailors; and if they
   Know how to hear, there’s none know what to say. John Donne.

   A swarm of their aerial shapes appears,
   And, flutt’ring round his temples, deafs his ears. John Dryden, Æn.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Deafadjective

   wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man

2. Deafadjective

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

3. Deafadjective

   deprived of the power of hearing; deafened

4. Deafadjective

   obscurely heard; stifled; deadened

5. Deafadjective

   decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn

6. Deafverb

   to deafen

7. Etymology: [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. def; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. dv, Sw. df, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. tyflo`s (for qyflo`s) blind, ty^fos smoke, vapor, folly, and to G. toben to rage. Cf. Dumb.]

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Deaf

   Deaf, the debut album from J. G. Thirlwell's You've Got Foetus on Your Breath was released in 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation Records label. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. Both releases were limited editions: only 2,000 copies of the LP and 4,000 copies of the CD were produced. The Deaf LP is Self Immolation #WOMB OYBL 1. The CD re-release is Ectopic Ents #ECT ENTS 012.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. 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.]

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1. DEAF

   What does DEAF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the DEAF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deaf' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #3611

2. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'deaf' in Adjectives Frequency: #482

Anagrams for deaf »

1. fade

2. EDFA

How to pronounce deaf?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say deaf in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of deaf in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of deaf in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of deaf in a Sentence

1. David Reitze:

   It's the first time the universe has spoken to us through gravitational waves, up to now we've been deaf to them.

2. Proverb:

   Who is blind, dumb and deaf will live a peaceful life of a hundred years.

3. Michael Collins:

   This was always a possibility but I think it is very, very disturbing that Democrats have given this away, this is really one of the final acts of Democratic leadership before Republicans control both sides and for them to give this away, it just seems to very tone deaf.

4. Cameron Heron:

   Carmen Heron, who is speaking out on behalf of her daughter, who is now legally deaf because of SJS, said.I get emotional even thinking about it. Im just so excited for her. She is still dealing with the aftermath of SJS now, and I do worry and think, Is this the life shes going to have ? But now, its not shell have a new life as a mum. For Heron, who was an apprentice chef at a top Sydney restaurant when she became ill, but can no longer work, life changed forever in early 2014, when she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Right away, she was placed on two drugs commonly prescribed to help manage seizures levetiracetam, more commonly known as Keppra, and lamotrigine, sold under the brand name Lamictal. It took three weeks in the hospital before her condition started improving, although she still deals with lasting hearing loss and PTSD from the ordeal. ( PA Real Life) While serious side effects are extremely rare, both drugs carry the risk of triggering a severe cutaneous adverse reaction - such as SJS according to The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence( NICE). At first, Heron appeared to be responding well to medication, until a pinprick-like rash appeared in May. I knew right away that it was an allergic reaction, and so I took her to the doctor and asked them to change the medication she was on.

5. Lindsay Rothschild-Cross:

   Some people are like,' Why would a deaf person even go to a concert ? They're deaf.' Well why are you going to a concert ? To enjoy it ! deaf people have the right to enjoy that, too.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=deaf
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Deaf
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=deaf
4. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/deaf
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=deaf
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=deaf