·adj Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
II. Deaf ·vt To Deafen.
III. Deaf ·adj Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
IV. Deaf ·adj Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
V. Deaf ·adj Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
VI. Deaf ·adj Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation;
— with to; as, deaf to reason.