DEADNESSES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

the inanimate property of something that has died

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

Example: he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the quality of being unresponsive

Example: not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident; in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away