sourd, -e, adj., deaf; dull, hollow, muffled (of sound); insensible, dead; (math.) ☉surd; secret, underhand; rumbling. Voix —e; hollow voice. — comme un pot; as deaf as a post. Il court un bruit —; it is whispered about. Lanterne —e; dark lantern. Lime —e; dead file. Douleur —e; dull pain. Menées —es; underhand dealings. Faire la —e oreille; to turn a deaf ear.
sourd, n.m., -e, n.f., deaf person; (zoöl.) salamander (local ex.). Frapper comme un —; to strike hard. Faire le —; to sham deafness. Il n’est pire — que celui qui ne veut pas entendre; none so deaf as those who won’t hear. — et muet; deaf and dumb.
sourdaud, n.m., person hard of hearing.
sourdeline, n.f., Italian bag-pipe.
sourdement, adv., indistinctly; with a hollow voice; dully, rumblingly; (of sound) with a dull rumbling noise; secretly; in an underhand manner. Brûler —; to smoulder.
sourdine, n.f., sordet, sordine (of a trumpet); damper (piano). À la —; secretly, on the sly.
sourd-muet, n.m., (—-—s), sourde-muette, n.f., (—s-—s) deaf and dumb person.
sourdon, n.m., (conch.) cockle.
sourdre, v.n., to spring, to issue, to gush out, to arise, to well; (nav.) (of a cloud) to rise.
souriant, adj., smiling.