deaf
Unable or partially able to hear.
Example
“My brother has been deaf since sustaining injuries in the war.”
Other meanings
Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.
“Those people are deaf to reason.”
Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
Synonyms
- hard of hearing
- hearing-impaired
Related words
- beat-deaf
- deaf adder
- Deaf
- Deaf Smith County
- fall on deaf ears
- stone deaf
- turn a deaf ear
- deaf aid
- deaf and dumb
- deaf-mute
- deafen
- deafness
Word history
From Old English "dēaf".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “deaf” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.