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Deadness

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Noun

1. deadness, unresponsiveness

the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events

Example Sentences:
'she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident'
'in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away'

2. deadness

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

Example Sentences:
'he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls'

3. deadness

the inanimate property of something that has died

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Deadness

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adjective
1. 
a. 
no longer alive
b. 
(as noun)
the dead
2. 
not endowed with life; inanimate
3. 
no longer in use, valid, effective, or relevant
a dead issue
a dead language
4. 
unresponsive or unaware; insensible
he is dead to my strongest pleas
5. 
lacking in freshness, interest, or vitality
a dead handshake
6. 
devoid of physical sensation; numb
his gums were dead from the anaesthetic
7. 
resembling death; deathlike
a dead sleep
8. 
no longer burning or hot
dead coals
9. 
(of flowers or foliage) withered; faded
10. (prenominal)
(intensifier)
a dead stop
a dead loss
11. informal
very tired
12. electronics
a. 
drained of electric charge; fully discharged
the battery was dead
b. 
not connected to a source of potential difference or electric charge
13. 
lacking acoustic reverberation
a dead sound
a dead surface
14. sport
(of a ball, etc) out of play
15. 
unerring; accurate; precise (esp in the phrase a dead shot)
16. 
lacking resilience or bounce
a dead ball
17. printing
a. 
(of type) set but no longer needed for use
Compare standing (sense 7)
b. 
(of copy) already composed
18. 
not yielding a return; idle
dead capital
19. informal
certain to suffer a terrible fate; doomed
you're dead if your mother catches you at that
20. 
(of colours) not glossy or bright; lacklustre
21. 
stagnant
dead air
22. military
shielded from view, as by a geographic feature or environmental condition
a dead zone
dead space
23.  dead as a doornail
24.  dead from the neck up
25.  dead in the water
26.  dead to the world
27.  leave for dead
28.  wouldn't be seen dead in
noun
29. 
a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with death is at its most intense
the dead of winter
adverb
30. 
(intensifier)
dead easy
stop dead
dead level
31.  dead on

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Deadness

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adjective
1. 
no longer living; having died
2. 
naturally without life; inanimate
dead stones
3. 
such as to suggest death; deathlike
a dead faint
4. 
lacking positive qualities, as of warmth, vitality, interest, brightness, brilliance, etc.
a dead handshake, a dead party, a dead white
5. 
wholly indifferent; insensible
dead to love
6. 
without feeling, motion, or power
his arm hung dead at his side
7. 
a. 
not burning; extinguished
dead coals
b. 
extinct
a dead volcano
8. 
characterized by little or no movement or activity; slack, stagnant, etc.
dead water
9. 
designating an axle that supports but does not drive a wheel
10. 
having lost resilience or elasticity
a dead tennis ball
11. 
no longer used or significant; obsolete
dead languages, dead laws
12. 
a. 
not fertile; barren
dead soil
b. 
not yielding a return; unproductive
dead capital
13. 
certain as death; unerring; sure
a dead shot
14. 
exact; precise
dead center
15. 
complete; total; absolute
a dead stop
16. 
unvarying; undeviating
dead level
17.  Informal
very tired; exhausted
18.  Electricity
a. 
having no current passing through
a dead wire
b. 
having lost its charge
a dead battery
19.  Printing
set, but no longer needed for use
dead type
20.  Sport
a. 
no longer in play
a dead ball
b. 
barred by a game's rules from making a particular play
noun
21. 
the time of greatest darkness, most intense cold, etc.
the dead of night, the dead of winter
adverb
22. 
completely; absolutely
dead right
23. 
directly
dead ahead

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Deadness

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adj. dead·er, dead·est
1. Having lost life; no longer alive.
2. Marked for certain death; doomed: knew when he saw the soldiers that he was a dead man.
3.
a. Having the physical appearance of death: a dead pallor.
b. Lacking feeling or sensitivity; numb or unresponsive: Passersby were dead to our pleas for help.
c. Weary and worn-out; exhausted.
4.
a. Not having the capacity to live; inanimate or inert.
b. Not having the capacity to produce or sustain life; barren: dead soil.
5.
a. No longer in existence, use, or operation: a dead language.
b. No longer having significance or relevance: a dead issue.
c. Physically inactive; dormant: a dead volcano.
6.
a. Not commercially productive; idle: dead capital.
b. Not circulating or running; stagnant: dead water; dead air.
7.
a. Devoid of human or vehicular activity; quiet: a dead town.
b. Lacking all animation, excitement, or activity; dull: The party being dead, we left early.
8. Having no resonance. Used of sounds.
9. Having grown cold; having been extinguished: dead coals; a dead flame.
10. Lacking elasticity or bounce: That tennis ball is dead.
11.
a. Not working because of a fault or breakdown: The motor is dead. The phone is dead.
b. Not connected to a source of electric current: a dead wire.
c. Drained of electric charge; discharged: a dead battery.
12.
a. Sudden; abrupt: a dead stop.
b. Complete; utter: dead silence.
c. Exact; unerring: the dead center of a target.
13. Sports Out of play. Used of a ball.
n.
1. (used with a pl. verb) People who have died: respect for the dead.
2. The period exhibiting the greatest degree of intensity: the dead of winter; the dead of night.
adv.
1. Absolutely; altogether: You can be dead sure of my innocence.
2. Directly; exactly: There's a gas station dead ahead.
3. Suddenly: She stopped dead on the stairway.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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