Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

deaf as a doorpost

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.42 in modern English

Syllables: deaf- as a -door-post
IPA

22

Scrabble Score

15

Letters

4

Syllables

9

Unique Chars

Meaning

adj

Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

Example Sentences

"And grandmother sat in her rocker before the fireplace, deaf as a doorpost and half-blind as well."

Questions

What does deaf as a doorpost mean?: Stone deaf (unable to hear at all).

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