Noun
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| deaf -
people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language"
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people members of a family line; "his people have been farmers for generations"; "are your people still alive?"
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Adjective
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| deaf -
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
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hearing able to perceive sound
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deaf-and-dumb,
deaf-mute lacking the sense of hearing and the ability to speak
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deafened caused to hear poorly or not at all
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hard-of-hearing,
hearing-impaired having a hearing loss
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deaf as a post,
profoundly deaf,
stone-deaf,
unhearing totally deaf; unable to hear anything
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| deaf -
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings"
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indifferent |
