deadness


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Synonyms for deadness

the quality of being unresponsive

the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity

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the inanimate property of something that has died

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Pigeon by Alys Conran WE'RE in the middle of the empty quarry, and all this beautiful deadness. Pigeon has stopped, and is standing, as if he's listening.
I gave in to my roots expanding and stood above their movement with deadness all around.
Putin called for a breakthrough in all the spheres as he said, "I am deeply convinced that such a breakthrough can only be provided by a free society that perceives everything new and advanced, rejecting injustice, stagnation and bureaucratic deadness."
He has the knowledge of the spiritual deadness of the 'son of man'; he suffers because of this knowledge.
MiB is a sorcerer, able to control or destroy with a single command, though McConaughey doesn't seem too invested; his evil wizard has a kind of flamboyant deadness that recalls Christopher Walken or, at a pinch, Donald Trump.
Scott Fitzgerald's posthumously published The Last Tycoon, Hemingway wrote that he was awfully "glad it got such a fine, prominent review in the New York Times Book Review," but "the book has that deadness ...
"In cities, liveliness and variety attract more liveliness; deadness and monotony repel life," observed Jacobs in one of Death and Life's numerous striking formulations.
"Lincoln looked in my eyes and saw the deadness. He was absolutely incredible, especially for someone who has had no experience of mental illness, and remains wonderful to this day.
We claim that liveness and deadness are not two distinct realms, separated by a knowledgeable border--the event of death.
But the reports of September's deadness have been greatly exaggerated.
Behind the powered steering wheel, the DS 3 responded with a little deadness but its turning circle was good for town and country use and it was very steady at motorway speed.
Once through a low speed feeling of deadness in the throttle pedal it moves along nicely and is notably more hushed at speed than before.
Thankfully, I don't have any pain now but do feel some nerve deadness on the right side of my knee, not that it restricts movement.
"And the other: monocultures, deadness. Everyone depressed.