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Deaf - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Deaf : adj
1: lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
[ant: hearing(a)]
2: (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay
heed; "deaf to her warnings" [syn: deaf(p), indifferent(p)]
(noun)
1: people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the
deaf use sign language"
(verb)
1: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: deafen]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Deaf : \Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t.
To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Deaf : \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. 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.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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DEAF, DUMB, AND BLIND. A man born deaf, dumb, and blind, is considered an
idiot. (q.v.) 1 Bl. Com. 304; F. N. B. 233; 2 Bouv. Inst. n. 2111.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
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