Deaf(a.) Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
Deaf(a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason.
Deaf(a.) Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
Deaf(a.) Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
Deaf(a.) Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
Deaf(v. t.) To deafen.
Deafness(n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.
Deafness(n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.
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