deadness

Words with a similar base: deadness

'deadness'

[unresponsiveness.n.01] as in: 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

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

'deadness'

[deadness.n.02] as in: the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

Examples:
he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls

'deadness'

[deadness.n.03] as in: the inanimate property of something that has died

Origins

					deadness (English)
├── -ness (English)
└── dead (English)
    └── ded (Middle English (1100-1500))

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