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adjective
1.
partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
2.
refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding: deaf to all advice.
noun
3.
(used with a plural verb) deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the).
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| an arrangement of five objects, as trees, in a square or rectangle, one at each corner and one in the middle. |
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Origin:
before 900; Middle English deef, Old English dēaf; cognate with Middle Low German dōf, Dutch doof, Old High German toub
before 900; Middle English deef, Old English dēaf; cognate with Middle Low German dōf, Dutch doof, Old High German toub
Related forms
deaf·ly, adverb
deaf·ness, noun
half-deaf, adjective
non·deaf, adjective
non·deaf·ly, adverb
EXPANDnon·deaf·ness, noun
qua·si-deaf, adjective
qua·si-deaf·ly, adverb
sem·i·deaf, adjective
sem·i·deaf·ness, noun
un·deaf, adjective
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Word Origin & History
deaf
O.E. deaf "deaf, dull, obtuse," specialized from P.Gmc. *daubaz, from PIE dheubh-, which was used to form words meaning "confusion, stupefaction, dizziness" (cf. Gk. typhlos "blind). The word was pronounced to rhyme with reef until 18c. Deaf-mute is from 1837, after Fr. sourd-muet. Deaf-mutes were sought
EXPANDafter in 18c.-19c. Britain as fortune-tellers. Deaf as an adder (O.E.) is from Psalms lviii.5.
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American Heritage
Medical Dictionary
deaf (děf)
adj.
Partially or completely lacking in the sense of hearing.
Deaf Of or relating to the Deaf or their culture.
Deaf people considered as a group.
Deaf The community of deaf people who use American Sign Language as a primary means of communication.
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