Transcription
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
-
- [fawl on, awn def eer]
- /fɔl ɒn, ɔn dɛf ɪər/
- /fɔːl ɒn def ɪər/
-
- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
-
- [fawl on, awn def eer]
- /fɔl ɒn, ɔn dɛf ɪər/
Definitions of fall on deaf ears words
- noun fall on deaf ears the organ of hearing and equilibrium in vertebrates, in humans consisting of an external ear that gathers sound vibrations, a middle ear in which the vibrations resonate against the tympanic membrane, and a fluid-filled internal ear that maintains balance and that conducts the tympanic vibrations to the auditory nerve, which transmits them as impulses to the brain. 1
- noun fall on deaf ears the external ear alone: The hat completely covers his ears. 1
- noun fall on deaf ears the sense of hearing: sounds that are pleasing to the ear. 1
- noun fall on deaf ears keen or sensitive perception of the differences of sound, especially sensitiveness to the quality and correctness of musical sounds: an ear for music; a violinist with a good ear. 1
- noun fall on deaf ears attention; heed: to gain a person's ear. 1
- noun fall on deaf ears any part that resembles or suggests an ear in position or form, as the handle of a teacup. 1
Information block about the term
Origin of fall on deaf ears
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English ere, Old English ēare; cognate with Old Norse eyra, German Ohr, Gothic auso, Latin auris, Lithuanian ausìs, Greek oûs
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Fall on deaf ears
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
fall on deaf ears popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
fall on deaf ears usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSee also
Matching words
- Words starting with f
- Words starting with fa
- Words starting with fal
- Words starting with fall
- Words starting with fallo
- Words starting with fallon
- Words starting with fallond
- Words starting with fallonde
- Words starting with fallondea
- Words starting with fallondeaf
- Words starting with fallondeafe
- Words starting with fallondeafea
- Words starting with fallondeafear
- Words starting with fallondeafears