as in death
the state of being dead
the sheer deadness of the corpse was the creepiest thing about it
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Recent Examples of deadness
Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
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Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
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Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.
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Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Maria Zorn,
Longreads,
24 Feb. 2026
There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
—
Doreen St. Félix,
New Yorker,
6 Dec. 2025
But then there is that deadness that enters into the closing chapters, which might as easily be called inexorability.
—
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for deadness
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Benning's cause of death was a fatal combination of a large amount of cocaine dissolved in alcohol, medical examiners testified during Taylor's trial.
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According to a Los Angeles County Department of Medical Examiner death investigation report obtained by USA TODAY on July 1, Ransone's brother told an officer with the Los Angeles Police Department that the actor had a history of suicidal ideation.
Noun
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The Tracy Police Department is seeking potential witnesses of a June 26 stabbing that occurred in front of Target at the West Valley Mall and left an 18-year-old dead.
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Perhaps most notably, in several areas along the Western Front during World War I, British and German troops spontaneously observed an unofficial truce to celebrate the Christmas holiday and bury their dead.
Noun
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The researchers tracked 30-day mortality following common surgeries, and compared mortality rates for hospitals acquired, versus not acquired, by private equity firms.
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Already listed as threatened under the Endangered Species Act, in 2023 the species suffered widespread mortality in Florida waters following a heat wave.
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Plastics are in our bodies from the placenta until the grave.
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Milner will be honored in a ceremony at Spring Grove on July 12 when his veteran’s marker will be set out on his grave, Lewis said.
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“Deadness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/deadness. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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