deadness
noun
- numbness/lifelessness/infertility (condition/quality/state of being dead)
Wiktionary
Pronunciation: /ˈdɛdnəs/
noun
Etymology: Etymology tree English dead Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deadness From dead + -ness.
- The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
“O may it be my constant care to watch and pray; the neglect of which was the chief cause of my former deadness.”
- A lack of elasticity.
“He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.”
- A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.
“The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.”
- A lack of animation in a person.
“The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak.”