DEADLINESS - Definition & Meaning for Kids
Meaning 1
Part of speech: Noun
the quality of being deadly
Categories: Unwholesomeness, Morbidness, Morbidity
Synonyms
Lethality, Deadliness
🌱 Word Origin (Etymology)
The word "deadliness" comes from Old English dēadlīcnes, which comes from Middle English dedlinesse.
🔗 Related Words
deadly – A related word in the same word family.
ness – A related word in the same word family.
🧩 Fun Fact
Old English had grammatical genders for nouns, like German does today.