deaf

a. செவிடான, காதுமந்தமான, கேளாத, செவி கொடாத, கேட்க விருப்பமில்லாத, கவனிக்காத, கதில்லாத இசைவற்ற, இசை நுட்பகங்ளில் கேள்வித் திறமற்ற, தாளச்சந்த வகைகளில் ஈடுபாடற்ற, கெட்டை வகையில் உட்பருப்பற்ற,

Synonyms

surd hard_of_hearing disinclined averse inexorable insensible rumbling inaudible heedless dead

Antonyms

acute listening disposed interested attentive willing susceptible sensible alive

Deaf, a. Etym: [OE. def, deaf, deef, AS. deáf; akin to D. doof, G. taub, Icel. daufr, Dan. döv, Sw. döf, Goth. daubs, and prob. to E. dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Gr. toben to rage. Cf. Dumb.] 1. Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man. Come on my right hand, for this ear is deaf. Shak. 2. Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason. O, that men's ears should be To counsel deaf, but not to flattery! Shak. 3. Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened. Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight. Dryden. 4. Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [R.] A deaf murmur through the squadron went. Dryden. 5. Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obs. or Prov. Eng.] Halliwell. If the season be unkindly and intemperate, they [peppers] will catch a blast; and then the seeds will be deaf, void, light, and naught. Holland. Deaf and dumb, without the sense of hearing or the faculty of speech. See Deaf-mute. Deaf, v. t. Defn: To deafen. [Obs.] Dryden.

deaf - Similar Words

undeaf deafly deafen neaf leaf idea deva derf delf defy