deaf means "lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in deaf?

deaf has 1 syllable: deaf. In IPA it is /ˈdɛf/.

What is another word for deaf?

Close synonyms include indifferent, deafen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

What is the opposite of deaf?

The recorded antonyms are hearing.

Is deaf a common word?

deaf is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

deaf — meaning, pronunciation and 4 definitions

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Antonymshearing
Similardeaf-and-dumb deafened hard-of-hearing profoundly deaf tone-deaf
2.
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
“deaf to her warnings”
Synonymsindifferent
Similarheedless

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
people who have severe hearing impairments
“many of the deaf use sign language”
Broaderpeople

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
make or render deaf
“a deafening noise”
Synonymsdeafen
Broaderdesensitize

Other forms of deaf

plural: deafs·
past tense: deafed·
present participle: deafing·
comparative: deafer·
superlative: deafest·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about deaf

What does deaf mean?: deaf means "lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in deaf?: deaf has 1 syllable: deaf. In IPA it is /ˈdɛf/.
What is another word for deaf?: Close synonyms include indifferent, deafen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of deaf?: The recorded antonyms are hearing.
Is deaf a common word?: deaf is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for deaf come from Princeton University’s WordNet. The pronunciation comes from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

adjective

2 sensesA word that describes or qualifies a noun.

1.
lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part
Antonymshearing
Similardeaf-and-dumb deafened hard-of-hearing profoundly deaf tone-deaf
2.
(usually followed by `to') unwilling or refusing to pay heed
“deaf to her warnings”
Synonymsindifferent
Similarheedless

noun

1 senseA person, place, thing, quality or idea.

1.
people who have severe hearing impairments
“many of the deaf use sign language”
Broaderpeople

verb

1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
make or render deaf
“a deafening noise”
Synonymsdeafen
Broaderdesensitize

Other forms of deaf

plural: deafs·
past tense: deafed·
present participle: deafing·
comparative: deafer·
superlative: deafest·

Questions about deaf

What does deaf mean?: deaf means "lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing wholly or in part". That is the primary sense; the word has 4 in total, listed in full on this page.
How many syllables are in deaf?: deaf has 1 syllable: deaf. In IPA it is /ˈdɛf/.
What is another word for deaf?: Close synonyms include indifferent, deafen. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.
What is the opposite of deaf?: The recorded antonyms are hearing.
Is deaf a common word?: deaf is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

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