deadness meaning
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deadness (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.
deadness has 3 meanings in this dictionary.
deadness as a 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
- she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
- in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away
Synonyms: unresponsiveness
Type of: quality
Kinds: frigidity, resistance
Related forms: dead
- the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
- he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls
Type of: inelasticity
Related forms: dead
- the inanimate property of something that has died
Type of: inanimateness
Related forms: dead
Scrabble score: 10 (letter breakdown)
Word lists: words starting with DE · words ending in SS · 8-letter words
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