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Definition of Deadness
1. Noun. 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. "In an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"
Generic synonyms: Quality
Specialized synonyms: Frigidity, Frigidness, Resistance
Derivative terms: Dead, Dead, Unresponsive, Unresponsive
Antonyms: Responsiveness
2. Noun. The physical property of something that has lost its elasticity. "He objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
3. Noun. The inanimate property of something that has died.
Derivative terms: Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead, Dead
Definition of Deadness
1. 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.
Definition of Deadness
1. Noun. The state of not being alive. Having the property of lifelessness, as if dead. ¹
2. Noun. A lack of elasticity. ¹
3. Noun. A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink. ¹
4. Noun. A lack of animation in a person. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Deadness
1. the state of being dead [n -ES]
Medical Definition of Deadness
1. 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. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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