Deaf

See also: deaf

English

Etymology

From deaf.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /dɛf/
• Rhymes: -ɛf
• Homophones: deaf, def

Adjective

Deaf (not comparable)

1. Of or relating to the culture surrounding deaf users of sign languages.
   • 2005, Patricia Elizabeth Spencer, Marc Marschark, Advances in the Spoken Language Development of Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Children, Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 3:

     Today, sign languages are the means of communication and interaction in Deaf communities around the world and have been shown to contain all the linguistic complexities and potentials of spoken languages (Stokoe, 1960/2005).

   • 2006, David Alan Stewart, Elizabeth Stewart, American Sign Language the Easy Way, Barron's Educational Series, →ISBN, page 101:

     There are Deaf clubs in many cities, but the clubs are just a part of the larger community of Deaf people.

Translations

relating to the culture of deaf signers

• Dutch: doven-
• Icelandic: heyrnarlaus (is), döff (colloquial)
• Japanese: ろう (ja) (rō)
• Swedish: döv- (sv)

Anagrams

• EDFA, FDEA, fade