(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.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
| APA | Webster's. (2011). deadness. Retrieved September 20, 2026, from http://smartdefine.org/deadness/definitions/1994669 |
| Chicago | Webster's. 2011. "deadness" http://smartdefine.org/deadness/definitions/1994669 (accessed September 20, 2026). |
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| MLA | Webster's. "deadness" 27 May 2011. Web. 20 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/deadness/definitions/1994669> |