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Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.

Deafness :: Deafness (n.) Incapacity of perceiving sounds; the state of the organs which prevents the impression which constitute hearing; want of the sense of hearing.

Deaf :: Deaf (a.) Unwilling to hear or listen; determinedly inattentive; regardless; not to be persuaded as to facts, argument, or exhortation; -- with to; as, deaf to reason..

Deafness :: Deafness (n.) Unwillingness to hear; voluntary rejection of what is addressed to the understanding.

Deaf-mutism :: Deaf-mutism (n.) The condition of being a deaf-mute.

Stonegall :: Stone-deaf (a.) As deaf as a stone; completely deaf.

Ear-splitting :: Ear-splitting (a.) Deafening; disagreeably loud or shrill; as, ear-splitting strains..

Mute :: Mute (n.) One who, from deafness, either congenital or from early life, is unable to use articulate language; a deaf-mute..

Deave :: Deave (v. t.) To stun or stupefy with noise; to deafen.

Chirology :: Chirology (n.) The art or practice of using the manual alphabet or of communicating thoughts by sings made by the hands and fingers; a substitute for spoken or written language in intercourse with the deaf and dumb. See Dactylalogy.

Osteophone :: Osteophone (n.) An instrument for transmission of auditory vibrations through the bones of the head, so as to be appreciated as sounds by persons deaf from causes other than those affecting the nervous apparatus of hearing..

Cinchonism :: Cinchonism (n.) A condition produced by the excessive or long-continued use of quinine, and marked by deafness, roaring in the ears, vertigo, etc..

Deafened :: Deafened (imp. & p. p.) of Deafe.

Undeaf :: Undeaf (v. t.) To free from deafness; to cause to hear.

Meniere''s Disease :: Meniere's disease () A disease characterized by deafness and vertigo, resulting in incoordination of movement. It is supposed to depend upon a morbid condition of the semicircular canals of the internal ear. Named after Meniere, a French physician..

Deafly :: Deafly (adv.) Without sense of sounds; obscurely.

Dunny :: Dunny (a.) Deaf; stupid.

Deafen :: Deafen (v. t.) To make deaf; to deprive of the power of hearing; to render incapable of perceiving sounds distinctly.

Earless :: Earless (a.) Without ears; hence, deaf or unwilling to hear..

Sure :: Surdity (n.) Deafness.

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