4 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deaf \Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t.
To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. {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}.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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)}]
n : people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the
deaf use sign language"
v : make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: {deafen}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
deaf
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