Deaf
Deaf (def or dēf; 277) , adjective
[Old English def, deaf, deef, Anglo-Saxon deáf; akin to Dutch doof, German taub, Icelandic daufr, Danish dov, Swedish dof, Gothic daubs, and prob. to English dumb (the original sense being, dull as applied to one of the senses), and perh. to Greek tyflo`s (for qyflo`s) blind, ty^fos smoke, vapor, folly, and to German toben to rage. Compare 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.
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!
3.
Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
Deaf with the noise, I took my hasty flight.
4.
Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened. [Rare]
A deaf murmur through the squadron went.
5.
Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn. [Obsolete or Provincial English] — 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.
Deaf (?; 277) , transitive verb
To deafen. [Obsolete] — Dryden