deaf

Noun

the deaf singular collective noun

1. Deaf people considered as a group.

Synonyms:

• hard of hearing
• hearing-impaired

4 letters in word "deaf": A D E F.

Anagrams of deaf:

• fade

Words found within deaf:

ad ae da dae de def ea ed ef fa fad fe fed

• Definitions:
• lacking or deprive of the sense of hearing wholly or in part people who have severe hearing impairments; "many of the deaf use sign language" deaf(p): (usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed; "deaf to her warnings" deafen: make or render deaf; "a deafening noise"
• The word deaf is used differently in different contexts, and there is some controversy over its meaning and implications. In scientific and medical terms, deafness generally refers to a physical condition characterized by lack of sensitivity to sound. ...
• Deaf, the debut album from J. G. Thirlwell's You've Got Foetus on Your Breath was released in 1981 on Thirlwell's own Self Immolation Records label. Thirsty Ear reissued the album as a CD in 1997 in the US. ...
• Webster's New World Dictionary College Edition defines deaf as totally or partially unable to hear. It generally refers to people who usually have little or no useful residual hearing and who employ sign language as their primary mode of communication. ...
• Lacking the ability to hear.
• Medically and clinically speaking a hearing loss which is so severe that the child is unable to process linguistic information through hearing alone. ...
• The word deaf, when the d is capitalized, as in Deaf, refers to those who belong to the cultural community of Deaf people. Many of these persons are prelingually deaf, and while they may learn to read and write English or French, learn these as second languages. ...
• means medically verified visual loss coupled with medically verified hearing loss that, together, interfere with acquiring information or interacting in the environment.
• Loss of auditory sensation with or without use of assistive listening device. Loss of hearing more severe than is generally characterized as "Hearing Impaired".

• deaerators ←
• deaerator ←
• deaerations ←
• deaf
• → deafen
• → deafened
• → deafening