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English Dictionary: deaf	by the DICT Development Group
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
deaf adj lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part Antonym(s): hearing(a) (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" Synonym(s): deaf(p), indifferent(p) n people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" v make or render deaf; "a deafening noise" [syn: deafen, deaf]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deaf \Deaf\ (?; 277), a. [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. de[a0]f; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. d[94]v, Sw. d[94]f, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. [?] (for [?]) blind, [?] smoke, vapor, folly, and to G. toben to rage. Cf. {Dum}b.] 1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. --Shak. 2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! --Shak. 3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. --Dryden. 4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.] A deaf murmur through the squadron went. --Dryden. 5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deaf, void, light, and naught. --Holland. {Deaf and dumb}, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. See {Deaf-mute}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Deaf \Deaf\ (?; 277), v. t. To deafen. [Obs.] --Dryden.