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Dictionary: deaf   (dĕf) pronunciation
adj., deaf·er, deaf·est.
  1. Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.
  2. Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.
  3. Unwilling or refusing to listen; heedless: was deaf to our objections.
n. (used with a pl. verb)
  1. Deaf people considered as a group. Used with the.
  2. Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication. Used with the.

[Middle English def, deef, from Old English dēaf.]

deafly deaf'ly adv.
deafness deaf'ness n.

USAGE NOTE   The rise of the Deaf Pride movement in the 1980s has introduced a distinction between deaf and Deaf, with the capitalized form used specifically in referring to deaf persons belonging to the community-also known as Deaf culture-that has formed around the use of American Sign Language as the preferred means of communication. The issue of capitalization is different with deaf than it is for a term such as black. In the case of black, the decision whether or not to capitalize is essentially a matter of personal or political preference, while with deaf the capitalized and uncapitalized forms differ in meaning as well as style. Only persons who are self-identified as belonging to Deaf culture are appropriately referred to as Deaf.


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Idioms: deaf
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In addition to the idiom beginning with deaf, also see fall on deaf ears; stone deaf; turn a deaf ear.


Antonyms: deaf
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adj

Definition: unwilling to listen
Antonyms: attentive, aware, conscious, listening, willing

adj

Definition: without hearing
Antonyms: hearing



adj

Without usable hearing.

Lacking the sense of hearing or not having the full power of hearing; exhibiting deafness.

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IN BRIEF: n. - People who have severe hearing impairments.

pronunciation None so deaf as those that will not hear. — Matthew Henry, Source: Commentaries. Psalm lviii.

Translations: Deaf
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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - døv, tonedøv
n. - de døve

idioms:

  • deaf aid    høreapparat
  • deaf and dumb    døvstum
  • deaf mute    døvstum

Nederlands (Dutch)
doof, hardhorend, amuzikaal

Français (French)
adj. - sourd, insensible à
n. - les sourds

idioms:

  • deaf aid    prothèse auditive, appareil de correction auditive
  • deaf and dumb    sourd-muet
  • deaf mute    sourd-muet

Deutsch (German)
adj. - taub, gehörlos, (übertr.) verschlossen
n. - (Plur.) die Tauben

idioms:

  • deaf aid    Hörgerät
  • deaf and dumb    taubstumm
  • deaf mute    taubstumm

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - κουφός, κωφός, (μτφ.) που κωφεύει (σε συμβουλές κ.λπ.)

idioms:

  • deaf aid    ακουστικό βαρηκοϊας ή τηλεπαρουσιαστών
  • deaf and dumb    κωφάλαλος
  • deaf mute    κωφάλαλος

Italiano (Italian)
sordo

idioms:

  • deaf aid    apparecchio acustico
  • deaf and dumb    sordomuto
  • deaf mute    sordomuto
  • fall on deaf ears    rimanere inascoltato
  • turn a deaf ear    fare il sordo

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - surdo

idioms:

  • deaf aid    aparelho para surdos
  • deaf and dumb    surdo-mudo
  • deaf mute    surdo-mudo
  • fall on deaf ears    cair em ouvidos moucos
  • turn a deaf ear    fazer-se de surdo

Русский (Russian)
глухой

idioms:

  • deaf aid    слуховой аппарат
  • deaf and dumb    глухонемой
  • deaf mute    глухонемой
  • fall on deaf ears    не вызвать реакции
  • turn a deaf ear    не обращать внимания

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sordo, sin deseos de escuchar
n. - sordo

idioms:

  • deaf aid    aparato para sordos, audífono
  • deaf and dumb    sordomudo
  • deaf mute    sordomudo

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - döv

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
聋的, 聋人

idioms:

  • deaf aid    助听器
  • deaf and dumb    聋哑的
  • deaf mute    聋哑者

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 聾的
n. - 聾人

idioms:

  • deaf aid    助聽器
  • deaf and dumb    聾啞的
  • deaf mute    聾啞者

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 소리를 못 듣는, (충고 등에) 관심을 기울이지 않은
n. - 귀머거리

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 耳の聞こえない, 音感のない, 聞こうとしない

idioms:

  • deaf aid    補聴器
  • deaf and dumb    聾唖の
  • deaf mute    聾唖者

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) أصم, أطرش, فاقد السمع‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חירש, מסרב להקשיב או לציית, לא-רגיש לקצב‬
n. - ‮חירש‬


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