DEAF as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • people who have severe hearing impairments
   Usage Example(s)
   • many of the deaf use sign language
   Hypernyms(s) deaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • people (what does people mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deafen (what does deafen mean?)
   • deaf (what does deaf mean?)

DEAF as VERB

1. Meaning
   • make or render deaf
   Synonym(s)
   • deafen (what does deafen mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • a deafening noise
   Hypernyms(s) deaf is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • desensitize (what does desensitize mean?)
   • desensitise (what does desensitise mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • deaf (what does deaf mean?)

DEAF as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
   Antonym(s)
   • hearing(a) (what does hearing(a) mean?)
   Similar To
   • deaf-and-dumb (what does deaf-and-dumb mean?)
   • deaf-mute (what does deaf-mute mean?)
   • deafened (what does deafened mean?)
   • hard-of-hearing (what does hard-of-hearing mean?)
   • hearing-impaired (what does hearing-impaired mean?)
   • inattentive (what does inattentive mean?)
   • unheeding (what does unheeding mean?)
   • unlistening(a) (what does unlistening(a) mean?)
   • deaf to(p) (what does deaf to(p) mean?)
   • profoundly deaf (what does profoundly deaf mean?)
   • stone-deaf (what does stone-deaf mean?)
   • deaf as a post (what does deaf as a post mean?)
   • unhearing (what does unhearing mean?)
   • tone-deaf (what does tone-deaf mean?)