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Meaning of 'deadness' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deadness [ n.]
- The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.

Meaning of 'deadness' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deadness [ n]
Meaning (1):
- the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
Example in sentence:
  • he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls
Meaning (2):
- 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 in sentence:
  • in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away;
  • she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident

Nearby Words:

deacon deaconess deaconhood deaconry deaconship dead dead beat dead-eye dead-hearted dead-pay

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