deaf

English

/dɛf/, /diːf/

adj
Definitions
  • Unable to hear, or only partially able to hear.
  • Unwilling to listen or be persuaded; determinedly inattentive; regardless.
  • Obscurely heard; stifled; deadened.
  • (obsolete) Decayed; tasteless; dead.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English deef inherited from Old English dēaf (deaf) inherited from Proto-Germanic *daubaz (deaf, stunned) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *dʰewbʰ- (whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze), *dʰewbʰ- (whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*dʰewbʰ-

Gloss

whisk, smoke, darken, obscure, black, deep, be obscured, plug, wedge, peg, be obscure, whirl, smoky, foggy, dim, mist, stupefaction, daze

Concept
Semantic Field

Basic actions and technology

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

煙

Emoji
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