deaf
Meanings
Plural: deafs
Noun
- people who have severe hearing impairments
- "many of the deaf use sign language"
- A deaf person.
Verb
- make or render deaf
- "a deafening noise"
- To deafen.
Adjective
- lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Adjective Satellite
- (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
- "deaf to her warnings"
Adj
- Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
- Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
- Of or relating to the community of deaf people.
- Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
- Decayed; tasteless; dead.
Origin / Etymology
From Middle English deef, from Old English dēaf, from Proto-West Germanic *daub, from Proto-Germanic *daubaz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (“to whisk, smoke, darken, obscure”). Cognate with Ancient Greek τυφλός (tuphlós, “blind”). See also dumb. Doublet of daff, dof, and dowf.
Synonyms
deafen, hard of hearing, hearing-impaired, indifferent
Antonyms
Scrabble Score: 8
deaf is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL worddeaf is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
deaf is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary
Words With Friends Score: 8
deaf is a valid Words With Friends word