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Showing words for DEAFNESS using the English dictionary

8 Letter Words for Deafness

deafness

7 Letter Words for Deafness

deafens, deaness

6 Letter Words for Deafness

deafen, ensafe, esseda, feased, feases, fessed, neafes, seaned, seased, sedans, sensed, sneads

5 Letter Words for Deafness

aedes, andes, assed, danes, deans, deens, deess, denes, dense, dessa, desse, eaned, eased, eases, esnes, essed, essen, faden, fades, fands, fanes, fease, feeds, fends, fesse, fnese, neafe, needs, nefas, sades, safed, safen, safes, sands, saned, sanes, seans, sease, sedan, sedes, seeds, senas, sends, sensa, sense, snead, sneds, sneed, snees

4 Letter Words for Deafness

aden, ands, anes, asse, assn, daes, dane, dans, dase, deaf, dean, deas, deen, dees, defs, dene, dens, dess, eans, ease, edea, eden, ende, ends, ened, enes, ense, eses, esne, esse, fade, fads, fand, fane, fans, fass, fedn, feds, feed, fees, fend, fens, fess, neaf, neds, need, nefs, nese, ness, sade, safe, sand, sane, sans, sean, seas, seed, seen, sees, sena, send, sene, sens, sese, sned, snee, ssed

3 Letter Words for Deafness

ade, ads, aes, afd, and, ane, ans, ase, ass, dae, dan, das, dea, dee, def, den, des, dna, ead, ean, eas, eds, een, efs, end, ene, ens, esd, ese, ess, fad, fan, fas, fed, fee, fen, fes, nad, nae, naf, nas, nea, ned, nee, nef, sad, san, sds, sea, sed, see, sen, sse

Definitions for Deafness

[1] partially or wholly lacking or deprived of the sense of hearing; unable to hear.
[2] refusing to listen, heed, or be persuaded; unreasonable or unyielding: deaf to all advice.
[3] (initial capital letter ) of or relating to the Deaf or their cultural community: Deaf customs and values.
[4] deaf persons collectively (usually preceded by the ): social services for the deaf.
[5] (initial capital letter ) deaf persons who identify themselves as members of a community composed of deaf persons and others who share in their culture (usually preceded by the ).
[6] partially or totally unable to hear (as collective noun ; preceded by the ) the deaf See also tone-deaf
[7] refusing to heed deaf to the cries of the hungry

Words nearby Deafness

deafdeadrise, deadweight tonnage, deadwood, deadwork, deaerate, deaf, deaf aid, deaf as a post, deaf without speech, deaf-and-dumb, deaf-blind

Origin of Deafness

before 900; Middle English deef, Old English dēaf; cognate with Middle Low German dōf, Dutch doof, Old High German toub

Other words from Deafness

deaf·ly , adverb
deaf·ness , noun
half-deaf , adjective
non·deaf , adjective
non·deaf·ly , adverb
non·deaf·ness , noun
qua·si-deaf , adjective
qua·si-deaf·ly , adverb
sem·i·deaf , adjective
sem·i·deaf·ness , noun
un·deaf , adjective

Word origin for Deafness

Old English dēaf; related to Old Norse daufr