Deaf
adjective
Unable to hear.
She was born deaf.
Often appears as...
- deaf community
- deaf person
adjective
Unwilling or refusing to listen.
He was deaf to our pleas.
Often appears as...
- deaf to pleas
- deaf to advice
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Disapproving
noun
People who cannot hear, considered as a group.
Sign language programs for the deaf
Often appears as...
- the deaf community
- deaf group
idiom
Ignoring someone's words or requests completely.
Her request for help fell on deaf ears.
Often appears as...
- fall on deaf ears
- plea fell on deaf ears
Usage tips
Idiomatic
adjective
Unable to hear.
She was born deaf.
Often appears as...
- deaf community
- deaf person
adjective
Unwilling or refusing to listen.
He was deaf to our pleas.
Often appears as...
- deaf to pleas
- deaf to advice
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
People who cannot hear, considered as a group.
Sign language programs for the deaf
Often appears as...
- the deaf community
- deaf group
idiom
Ignoring someone's words or requests completely.
Her request for help fell on deaf ears.
Often appears as...
- fall on deaf ears
- plea fell on deaf ears
Usage tips
Idiomatic
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Recognize 'deaf' can be identity for some, with pride in Deaf culture.
He is active in the Deaf community and fosters Deaf culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Condition
Being deaf is not seen as a condition to 'fix' by many deaf individuals.
Some deaf people do not seek hearing aids, feeling complete as they are.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization
'Deaf' with a capital D refers to the culture; lowercase 'deaf' refers to the hearing loss.
Deaf people share a language and culture, while deaf people may not.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Recognize 'deaf' can be identity for some, with pride in Deaf culture.
He is active in the Deaf community and fosters Deaf culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Condition
Being deaf is not seen as a condition to 'fix' by many deaf individuals.
Some deaf people do not seek hearing aids, feeling complete as they are.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization
'Deaf' with a capital D refers to the culture; lowercase 'deaf' refers to the hearing loss.
Deaf people share a language and culture, while deaf people may not.
Pro Tip 1/3Cultural Sensitivity
Recognize 'deaf' can be identity for some, with pride in Deaf culture.
He is active in the Deaf community and fosters Deaf culture.
Pro Tip 2/3Not a Condition
Being deaf is not seen as a condition to 'fix' by many deaf individuals.
Some deaf people do not seek hearing aids, feeling complete as they are.
Pro Tip 3/3Capitalization
'Deaf' with a capital D refers to the culture; lowercase 'deaf' refers to the hearing loss.
Deaf people share a language and culture, while deaf people may not.
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Video examples
I'm not your inspiration,...
for people who are deaf. No amount of standing in the middle of a bookshop and radiating a positive attitude is going to turn all those books into braille. It's just not going to happen. I really want to live in a world where disability is not the exception, but the norm.
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The true power of the...
performers like we're deaf salons work in women's prisons helping women prisoners articulate the pain of incarceration while today's playwrights and directors work with youth gangs do you find alternate channels to violence and more and more and more and indeed I
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Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
when fox cubs are born they are deaf blind and completely reliant on their mothers for everything so without a mother their care falls into the hands of the team when cubs first come into the world they have short black fur which they will begin to molt around
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Emma Teeling: The secret...
when there's a defect in them, genes that cause deafness when there's a defect in them, and now we can predict which sites are most likely to cause disease. So bats are also important for our health, to enable us to better understand how our genome functions.
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Can we create new senses...
Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
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Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
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Up Close and Personal...
These pups were born deaf and blind, but now their senses are developing and they're starting to explore the world around them. I might get the pups to come and investigate it.
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The enchanting music of...
I was born deaf, and I was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of my life. And I believed it to be true. Yet, I realize now that that wasn't the case at all.
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Stop defining yourself...
life she said I found joy she was deaf dumb blind and brilliant that's all of us that's each and every one of us the true meaning of the term genie in the
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Watch: What It’s Like to...
I am deaf but my world is a Huey one I read I on the pitch well not the auditory the world deep meeting implies
Video examples
I'm not your inspiration,...
for people who are deaf. No amount of standing in the middle of a bookshop and radiating a positive attitude is going to turn all those books into braille. It's just not going to happen. I really want to live in a world where disability is not the exception, but the norm.
Video examples
The true power of the...
performers like we're deaf salons work in women's prisons helping women prisoners articulate the pain of incarceration while today's playwrights and directors work with youth gangs do you find alternate channels to violence and more and more and more and indeed I
Video examples
Baby Orphan Fox Rescue PIPE...
when fox cubs are born they are deaf blind and completely reliant on their mothers for everything so without a mother their care falls into the hands of the team when cubs first come into the world they have short black fur which they will begin to molt around
Video examples
Emma Teeling: The secret...
when there's a defect in them, genes that cause deafness when there's a defect in them, and now we can predict which sites are most likely to cause disease. So bats are also important for our health, to enable us to better understand how our genome functions.
Video examples
Can we create new senses...
Instead, our brains are sampling just a little bit of the world. Now, across the animal kingdom, different animals pick up on different parts of reality. So in the blind and deaf world of the tick,
Video examples
Born 4 Months Early,...
of the doctors said that there was an 80% chance she would either die or develop serious disabilities everything from blindness to paralysis to ventilator deafness trouble palsy intestinal
Video examples
Up Close and Personal...
These pups were born deaf and blind, but now their senses are developing and they're starting to explore the world around them. I might get the pups to come and investigate it.
Video examples
The enchanting music of...
I was born deaf, and I was taught to believe that sound wasn't a part of my life. And I believed it to be true. Yet, I realize now that that wasn't the case at all.
Video examples
Stop defining yourself...
life she said I found joy she was deaf dumb blind and brilliant that's all of us that's each and every one of us the true meaning of the term genie in the
Video examples
Watch: What It’s Like to...
I am deaf but my world is a Huey one I read I on the pitch well not the auditory the world deep meeting implies
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Quote examples
Ernst Mach
Austrian Physicist
The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.
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Frank Herbert
American Writer
Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?
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Jorja Fox
American Actress
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
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I. King Jordan
American Educator
After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.
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Horace Walpole
English Author
By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense.
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Grace Gealey
American Actress
I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.
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Ken Loach
English Director
People who are deaf or hard of hearing need all the support we can give them.
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Unknown
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
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Nyle DiMarco
American Actor
I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do.
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Millicent Simmonds
American Actress
I'm happy being deaf. I'm happy with my life and my family.
Quote examples
Ernst Mach
Austrian Physicist
The plain man is familiar with blindness and deafness, and knows from his everyday experience that the look of things is influenced by his senses; but it never occurs to him to regard the whole world as the creation of his senses.
Quote examples
Frank Herbert
American Writer
Think you of the fact that a deaf person cannot hear. Then, what deafness may we not all possess? What senses do we lack that we cannot see and cannot hear another world all around us?
Quote examples
Jorja Fox
American Actress
I wanted to be a lead singer in a band. I can't sing. I'm almost tone deaf. I still play. Next life, rock'n'roll for sure.
Quote examples
I. King Jordan
American Educator
After becoming deaf, I realized that I'd better get an education if I was ever to do anything with my life.
Quote examples
Horace Walpole
English Author
By deafness one gains in one respect more than one loses; one misses more nonsense than sense.
Quote examples
Grace Gealey
American Actress
I was raised by a single black deaf woman, so I am as independent as they come.
Quote examples
Ken Loach
English Director
People who are deaf or hard of hearing need all the support we can give them.
Quote examples
Unknown
Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.
Quote examples
Nyle DiMarco
American Actor
I'm really excited to educate the world about what deaf people can do.
Quote examples
Millicent Simmonds
American Actress
I'm happy being deaf. I'm happy with my life and my family.
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