deadness
Collocations
3ADJ.
former
VERB + DEADNESS
complained
DEADNESS + NOUN
balls, champagne
Definitions
noun
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.
A lack of elasticity.
He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.
A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.
The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.
A lack of animation in a person.
The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak.
Thesaurus
Synonyms
noun — the quality of being unresponsive
- unresponsiveness
Antonyms
- responsiveness
Idioms & Phrases
Example Bank
3O may it be my constant care to watch and pray; the neglect of which was the chief cause of my former deadness.
WiktionaryHe complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.
WiktionaryThe deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.
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