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Deadness Definition & Meaning

deadness
noun
  1. 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"
  2. the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
  3. the inanimate property of something that has died

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What does deadness mean?
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" the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls" the inanimate property of something that has died
What part of speech is deadness?
Deadness is a noun.
How many definitions does deadness have?
Deadness has 3 definitions across 1 part of speech (noun).

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