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Noun
- the inanimate property of something that has died
- the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
- he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls
- 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
- she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident
- in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away