Adjective: deaf (deafer,deafest) def
- Lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
"The deaf student communicated through sign language"
- (usually followed by ‘to’) unwilling or refusing to pay heed
"deaf to her warnings";
- indifferent
- People who have severe hearing impairments
"many of the deaf use sign language"
Derived forms: deafer, deafest, deafs
See also: deaf as a post, deaf-and-dumb, deafened, deaf-mute, hard-of-hearing, hearing-impaired, heedless, profoundly deaf, stone-deaf, tone-deaf, unhearing, unheeding
Type of: people
Antonym: hearing
Encyclopedia: Deaf, Education of the