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The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the…

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  1. n. The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
  2. n. the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
  3. n. the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
  4. n. the inanimate property of something that has died
  5. The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
  6. The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity,etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness;indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; thedeadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beeror cider; deadness to the world, and the like.
  7. n:100 n. the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity n. the inanimate property of something that has died