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English to English noun
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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 |  | Example: she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away
source: wordnet30
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the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity | | Example: he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls
source: wordnet30
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the inanimate property of something that has died | | source: wordnet30
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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 affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like. | | source: webster1913
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