deaf

1. a. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Source: opted

2. 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. Source: opted

3. a. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Source: opted

4. a. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. Source: opted

5. a. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. Source: opted

6. v. t. To deafen. Source: opted

7. adj. lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part Source: wordnet

8. adj. (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed Source: wordnet

9. n. people who have severe hearing impairments Source: wordnet

10. v. make or render deaf Source: wordnet

11. 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. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden. Source: webster

12. To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden. Source: adambom

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