(~er, ~est)
1.
Someone who is ~ is unable to hear anything or is unable to hear very well.
She is now profoundly ~.
ADJ
•
The ~ are people who are ~.
Many regular TV programs are captioned for the ~.
N-PLURAL: the N
~ness
Because of her ~ness she was hard to make conversation with.
N-UNCOUNT
2.
If you say that someone is ~ to people’s requests, arguments, or criticisms, you are criticizing them because they refuse to pay attention to them.
The provincial assembly were ~ to all pleas for financial help.
= impervious
ADJ: v-link ADJ to n disapproval
3.
to fall on ~ ears: see ear
to turn a ~ ear: see ear