deadness
noun/ˈdɛdnəs/
Etymology From dead + -ness.
1
Human sciences, Philosophy, Sciences Usually The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
- O may it be my constant care to watch and pray; the neglect of which was the chief cause of my former deadness.1840, John Wesley, The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M, page 334:
2
Usually A lack of elasticity.
- He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.
3
Usually A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.
- The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.
4
Usually A lack of animation in a person.
- The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak.
- Synonyms
- inertness, inanimateness, inelasticity