Roget's Thesaurus of English Words and Phrases by Peter Mark Roget

419. Deafness — N. deafness, hardness of hearing, surdity†;

inaudibility, inaudibleness†. V. be deaf &c adj.; have no ear; shut one's ears, stop one's ears, close one's ears; turn a deaf ear to. render deaf, stun, deafen. Adj. deaf, earless†, surd; hard of hearing, dull of hearing; deaf-mute, stunned, deafened; stone deaf; deaf as a post, deaf as an adder, deaf as a beetle, deaf as a trunkmaker†. inaudible, out of hearing. Phr. hear no evil. (6) Light (i) LIGHT IN GENERAL