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deaf definition
deaf |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deaf Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deaf Entailment of verb deaf Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb deaf 1 sense of deaf Sense 1 deafen, deaf => desensitize, desensitise Familiarity of verb deaf deaf used as a verb is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb deaf Sense 1 deafen, deaf => desensitize, desensitise -------------- Grep of noun deaf deaf deaf-aid deaf-and-dumb person deaf-mute deaf-muteness deaf-mutism deaf person deafness Overview of noun deaf The noun deaf has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) deaf -- (people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language") Overview of verb deaf The verb deaf has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deafen, deaf -- (make or render deaf) Overview of adj deaf The adj deaf has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) deaf -- (lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part) 2. deaf, indifferent -- ((usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings") Antonyms of adj deaf 2 senses of deaf Sense 1 deaf (vs. hearing) hearing(postnominal) (vs. deaf) => sharp-eared, quick-eared Sense 2 deaf(prenominal), indifferent(prenominal) INDIRECT (VIA heedless) -> heedful, attentive, thoughtful Similarity of adj deaf 2 senses of deaf Sense 1 deaf (vs. hearing) => deaf-and-dumb, deaf-mute => deafened => hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired => inattentive, unheeding, unlistening(postnominal), deaf to(prenominal) => profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, deaf as a post unhearing => tone-deaf Sense 2 deaf(prenominal), indifferent(prenominal) => heedless (vs. heedful), thoughtless, unheeding Attributes of adj deaf Familiarity of adj deaf deaf used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj deaf deaf deaf-and-dumb deaf-mute deaf as a post deaf to deafened deafening profoundly deaf stone-deaf tone-deaf Overview of noun deaf The noun deaf has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (2) deaf -- (people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language") Overview of verb deaf The verb deaf has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deafen, deaf -- (make or render deaf) Overview of adj deaf The adj deaf has 2 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (7) deaf -- (lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part) 2. deaf, indifferent -- ((usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings")
deaf definition