deadness
/ˈdɛdnəs/
Word Rarity
Very rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.62 in modern English
10
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
5
Unique Chars
Meaning
Example Sentences
- "O may it be my constant care to watch and pray; the neglect of which was the chief cause of my former deadness."
- "He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game."
- "The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable."
- "The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak."
Etymology
Etymology tree English dead Proto-Germanic *-inōną Proto-Indo-European *-dyé- Proto-Germanic *-atjaną Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Germanic *-þuz Proto-Germanic *-assuz Proto-Germanic *-inassuz Proto-West Germanic *-nassī Old English -nes Middle English -nesse English -ness English deadness From dead + -ness.