adj obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
2. deaf ·vt to deafen.
3. deaf ·adj deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
4. deaf ·adj decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
5. deaf ·adj wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
6. 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.