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I would write plays for my grandmother, who was stone deaf, my mother and the dog, that was our audience.
Jayne Meadows

Meaning of "stone deaf" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF STONE DEAF

stone deaf  [stəʊn dɛf] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF STONE DEAF

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Stone deaf is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES STONE DEAF MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of stone deaf in the English dictionary

The definition of stone deaf in the dictionary is completely deaf.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH STONE DEAF


deaf
dɛf
def
dɛf
half-deaf
ˌhɑːfˈdɛf
hi-def
ˌhaɪˈdɛf
semideaf
ˌsɛmɪˈdɛf
undeaf
ʌnˈdɛf
word-deaf
ˈwɜːdˌdɛf

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE STONE DEAF

stone ax
stone axe
stone bass
stone boiling
stone bramble
stone cast
stone circle
stone curlew
stone fruit
stone marten
stone massage
stone mint
stone parsley
stone pine
stone pit
stone roller
stone saw
Stone sheep
stone shoot
stone the crows

WORDS THAT END LIKE STONE DEAF

bay leaf
cloverleaf
flyleaf
gold leaf
in leaf
leaf
loose-leaf
Maple Leaf
oak leaf
overleaf
partially deaf
prelingually deaf
profoundly deaf
sheaf
stone-deaf
tea leaf
the Maple Leaf
tobacco leaf
tone-deaf
turn over a new leaf

Synonyms and antonyms of stone deaf in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «stone deaf» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF STONE DEAF

Find out the translation of stone deaf to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of stone deaf from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «stone deaf» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

石聋
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

sordo como una tapia
570 millions of speakers

English

stone deaf
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पत्थर बहरा
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

حجر أصم
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

глух
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

surdo
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পাথর বধির
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

sourd
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Pekak batu
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

stocktaub
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

石の耳が聞こえない
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

돌 귀머거리
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Watu budheg
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đá điếc
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

கல் செவிடாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दगड बहिरा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Sağır sağır
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

sordo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

kamień głuchych
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

глухий
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

piatră surd
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κουφό
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

stokdoof
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

stendöv
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

stokk døv
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of stone deaf

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE DEAF»

The term «stone deaf» is normally little used and occupies the 121.666 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «STONE DEAF» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about stone deaf

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QUOTES WITH «STONE DEAF»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word stone deaf.
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Jayne Meadows
I would write plays for my grandmother, who was stone deaf, my mother and the dog, that was our audience.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «STONE DEAF»

Discover the use of stone deaf in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to stone deaf and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Are You Stone Deaf to the Spirit of Redescovering God
Some of the first Christians had real times of crisis. In this book Kendall demonstrates that if we open ourselves to the Holy Spirit then he will restore even those whose hearts are cold and who have no visible commitment to Christ.
R. T. Kendall, Kendall R T, 2000
2
Alandra's Lilacs
The hearing mother of a deaf child recounts her experiences and provides advice for other parents in a similar situation.
Tressa Bowers, 1999
3
A Dictionary of Anglo-American Proverbs & Proverbial ...
1896 for he was nearly stone deaf. (p. 51) A'Beckett, Arthur W. Green-Room Recollections. Bristol: J. W. Arrowsmith, 1896. 1900 "I had a long discussion as to whether it were better to be stone blind or stone deaf." (p. 130) 1900 "he decided  ...
George B. Bryan, Wolfgang Mieder, 2005
4
The Amazing Stone-Deaf Hypnotist - Dr. Rexford L. North
The inside story of Rexford L. North, one of America's most fascinating hypnotists, founder of the National Guild of Hypnotists and the Journal of Hypnotism.
Dwight F. Damon, 2005
5
Open Your Eyes: Deaf Studies Talking
Deaf Studies Talking H-Dirksen L. Bauman. ness connected to the Deaf identity, and they may still feel the need to assimilate into the mainstream culture. Dr. Rachel Stone and California School for the Deaf, Riverside: Audism and ...
H-Dirksen L. Bauman, 2008
6
No Walls of Stone: An Anthology of Literature by Deaf and ...
Even the experience of deafness has been likened to the materials from which walls are built: stone deaf; deaf as a post. If there is a single thread running throughout this collection, it is this: As we draw to the close of the twentieth century, ...
Jill Christine Jepson, 1992
7
Psychotherapy with Deaf Clients from Diverse Groups
Sidransky provides one important metaphor for the conflict between a need to grow up/be hearing and a need to stay connected to the parents that she spun out of the colloquial term for profound deafness: stone deaf. Addressing the pillars of ...
Irene Leigh, 1999
8
The Englishman of the Rue Caïn
'But Madame Michon is bed-ridden, stone deaf, and ninety years of age?' ' Ninety ? Oh no, M. le Commissaire !' ' You said ninety. But we'll see about that. We'll address a few questions about you to Madame Michon. Hem ! And stone-deaf ...
H. Freeman Wood, 1889
9
Deaf Mutism: A Clinical and Pathological Study
Not the degree of their deafness. Some are just beyond hearing ordinary conversation, just outside the range of a teacher's voice ; others are stone deaf, and cannot hear a clap of thunder. Not their dumbness. Some enter the institutions with a ...
James Kerr Love, 1896
10
Advances in the Spoken-Language Development of Deaf and ...
It is around this time that the understanding of ''measurable'' residual hearing was undergoing a change. The understanding concerned, in lay-audiological terms, how many people were ''stone'' deaf, who had profound hearing losses but still ...
Patricia Elizabeth Spencer Texas A & M University, Marc Marschark Director National Technical Institute for the Deaf, 2005

7 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «STONE DEAF»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term stone deaf is used in the context of the following news items.
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I was stone deaf for 39 years – hearing for the first time was a miracle
I was born profoundly deaf and had a happy early childhood. Wearing a phonic ear box – an old-style hearing aid strapped to my chest – helped me get a sense ... «Mirror.co.uk, May 15»
2
Stone Deaf Effects Trashy Blonde Paracentric Distortion Filter Review
Stone Deaf Effects' Trashy Blonde Overdrive proves the power of a good parametric EQ. While that statement may provoke a collective “duh” from the studio ... «Premier Guitar, Jan 15»
3
Japanese 'Beethoven' Mamoru Samuragochi admits faking deafness
Samuragochi, who was thought to have written “Hiroshima Symphony” as a tribute to those killed in the 1945 atomic bombing, had claimed to be stone deaf for ... «The Independent, Feb 14»
4
Why all old fogies are stone deaf, but only when it suits us
He said: “We're stone deaf,” but I'd guess the Queen could still hear the distant yap of a corgi from the far end of a Buckingham Palace corridor. I find that, as my ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Nov 12»
5
Who Singer Roger Daltrey: Pete Townshend Is 'Almost Stone Deaf'
The Who's Roger Daltrey says his bandmate Pete Townshend is “almost stone deaf” in a new interview. The singer also talks openly about his negotiations to ... «Ultimate Classic Rock, Jul 11»
6
Roger Daltrey reveals why his attitudes to marriage vows are far …
'Pete is almost stone deaf,' he says sadly. 'He deafened himself in the recording studio, and when we last performed he had to stand right next to the speakers to ... «Daily Mail, Jul 11»
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Stone Deaf Forever: Rockers With Hearing Loss
The wages we pay to rock and roll aren't always of the sinful and hungover variety. Some of us pay, dearly, with our hearing, one of the best gifts that God has ... «Houston Press, May 11»

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