Used in a Sentence

deaf

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for deaf.

Editorial note

It was one of my first days guarding the pool and a deaf guy and his two deaf daughters went up a slide in the shallow end of the pool.

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Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of deaf gathered in one view.

adjective

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

adjective

Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive.

adjective

Of or relating to the community of deaf people.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for deaf.

Example sentences

1

It was one of my first days guarding the pool and a deaf guy and his two deaf daughters went up a slide in the shallow end of the pool.

2

The kids sometimes pretend to be deaf, and they basically demand a minimum donation of 8 euros.

3

Either MS collects too much data, or they are tone-deaf to the market and aren't keeping up with cutting edge features.

4

Your PSA comes from the perspective of a smart employee with good ideas falling on deaf ears with the dumb CTO.

5

Tone-deaf marketing and there was a horror story a few years ago about the culture.

6

Had there been no driver, the callee would have been deaf to the caller.

7

But comparisons to The Lord of the Rings, of all things, were tone deaf.

8

The firing of the only admin who was proactive with the community seems to indicate more tone deaf action on management's part.

9

She's probably right but it's such a tone deaf thing to say.

10

What other language is still a deaf spot for them?

11

This article is falling on me as tone deaf.

12

My mother waited until she was nearly 40 to have me, and as a result I was born with birth defects (I'm deaf).

Quote examples

1

If anything, it's a tone-deaf sociopathic attempt to "get to know each other".

2

Sort of like being "color blind" to shades of green or red, or deaf to hearing "15kHz" sounds such as cymbals.

3

"If it needs ads, it shouldn't exist" is just tone-deaf at best.

4

"We did not anticipate or intend for other communities to follow our lead as part of a protest." "The secondary purpose of shutting down was to communicate to the relatively tone-deaf company leaders that..." Own up to one or the other.

Proper noun examples

1

Rita's Day, which is a school in Cincinnati for the Deaf.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use deaf in a sentence?

It was one of my first days guarding the pool and a deaf guy and his two deaf daughters went up a slide in the shallow end of the pool.

What does deaf mean?

Unable (or partially able) to hear.

What part of speech is deaf?

deaf is commonly used as adjective.