Dictionary Entry
deaf
deaf is a 4-letter English word with 10 senses as adjective, transitive verb, noun, and verb in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Face value is 8 in Scrabble and 8 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
4 letters · Scrabble 8 · Words With Friends 8 · 10 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
- 2adjective
Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
- 3adjective
Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
- 4adjective
Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
- 5adjective
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
- 6transitive verb
To deafen.
- 7noun
people who have severe hearing impairments
"many of the deaf use sign language"
- 8verb
make or render deaf
"a deafening noise"
Synonyms
- 9adjective
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
- 10adjective
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
"deaf to her warnings"
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