deadness
/ˈdɛdnəs/noun
deadness is spelled D-E-A-D-N-E-S-S: 8 letters. It appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form (wordfreq, 2021 data). As a noun, deadness means “The state of not being alive; lifelessness” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The plural of deadness is deadnesses.
How many letters and syllables are in deadness?
| Letters | 8: D-E-A-D-N-E-S-S |
|---|---|
| In writing | about once in every 24 million words; the 148,541st most frequent word form |
| Wrong spellings searched | none measured in search |
Sources: letters and syllables from the English Wiktionary's hyphenation or pronunciation; written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How common is deadness?
Deadness appears about once in every 24 million words in written English, the 148,541st most frequent word form in the list.
Source: written frequency: wordfreq 3.1 (a 2021 snapshot of Wikipedia, subtitles, news, books, web text and social media).
How do you pronounce deadness?
- /ˈdɛdnəs/
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Forms of deadness
- deadnesses plural
- deadnesse
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
What does deadness mean?
The meanings the English Wiktionary records, quoted as written there (source below).
noun
- 1
The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
- 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.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).
Where does deadness come from?
From dead + -ness.
Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org (Wiktextract).