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語源

From dead +‎ -ness.

発音

• IPA: /ˈdɛdnəs/

名詞

deadness (usually uncountable, plural deadnesses)

1. (philosophy) The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
   • 1840, John Wesley, The Works of the Reverend John Wesley, A.M, page 334:

     O may it be my constant care to watch and pray; the neglect of which was the chief cause of my former deadness.

2. A lack of elasticity.

   He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.

3. A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.

   The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.

4. A lack of animation in a person.

   The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak.

同意語

• inertness
• inanimateness
• inelasticity