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deafening definition
deafening |
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deafen Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deafen Entailment of verb deafen 1 of 3 senses of deafen Sense 1 deafen => make noise, resound, noise Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb deafen 3 senses of deafen Sense 1 deafen Sense 2 deafen, deaf => desensitize, desensitise Sense 3 deafen => dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break Familiarity of verb deafen deafen used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb deafen Sense 1 deafen -------------- Sense 2 deafen, deaf => desensitize, desensitise -------------- Sense 3 deafen => dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break -------------- Overview of verb deafen The verb deafen has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deafen -- (be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise") 2. deafen, deaf -- (make or render deaf) 3. deafen -- (make soundproof; "deafen a room") Overview of adj deafening The adj deafening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery -- (loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss) Antonyms of adj deafening 1 sense of deafening Sense 1 deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery INDIRECT (VIA loud) -> soft Similarity of adj deafening 1 sense of deafening Sense 1 deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery => loud (vs. soft) Attributes of adj deafening Familiarity of adj deafening deafening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj deafening deafening Overview of verb deafen The verb deafen has 3 senses (no senses from tagged texts) 1. deafen -- (be unbearably loud; "a deafening noise") 2. deafen, deaf -- (make or render deaf) 3. deafen -- (make soundproof; "deafen a room") Overview of adj deafening The adj deafening has 1 sense (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) deafening, earsplitting, roaring, thunderous, thundery -- (loud enough to cause (temporary) hearing loss)
deafening definition