deaf
/diːf/noun, verb, adjective1 syllable
Deaf means: lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part.
Synonyms for deaf15
verb, as in make or render deaf
deafen
adjective, as in lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute, deafened, hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, deaf as a post, unhearing, tone-deaf
adjective, as in (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed
Opposites of deaf
What does deaf mean?4
adjective
1
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
2
(usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed“deaf to her warnings”
verb
1
make or render deaf“a deafening noise”
noun
1
people who have severe hearing impairments“many of the deaf use sign language”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with deaf?2
one syllable
chefref
Deaf in a sentence
- His hearing is very bad, he is almost deaf.unknown
- She's deaf and mute, and is getting blind, too.mervert1
- She is very old and deaf, and we can get no information from her.Hybrid
- Ever since her ninetieth birthday, my grandmother's been deaf as a post.Lebensfreude
- Turn down the radio, or you'll make me deaf!DJ_Saidez
- The workers are constantly fighting for their rights, but the representatives are deaf.LdjuherTaqvaylit
- You turn a deaf ear, you don't want to hear.Tighra_tlelli
- The old man wasn't completely deaf, but he was hard of hearing.CK
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of deaf
as a noun
- plural
- deafs
as a verb
- third-person singular
- deafs
- present participle
- deafing
- past participle
- deafed
- past tense
- deafed
as a adjective
- comparative
- deafer
- superlative
- deafest