Definition of deaf

• a. - Wanting the sense of hearing, either wholly or in part; unable to perceive sounds; hard of hearing; as, a deaf man.
• 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.
• a. - Deprived of the power of hearing; deafened.
• a. - Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
• a. - Decayed; tasteless; dead; as, a deaf nut; deaf corn.
• v. t. - To deafen.