lifelessness

noun

Definition of lifelessnessnext
as in death
the state of being dead the sight of her husband's corpse, in all of its embalmed lifelessness, was heartbreaking

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Recent Examples of lifelessness Periodically, the group returns to such a state of paradoxical lifelessness, dragged by a partner or semi-mechanically traversing the stage as an automaton might. — Lauren Warnecke, Chicago Tribune, 11 Apr. 2026 Canales answered to the lifelessness in his postgame presser. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 27 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lifelessness
  1. death
  2. dead
  3. deadness
  4. mortality
Noun
  • Robert’s backstory — his life in Chicago, his mother’s tragic accidental death, his dad wanting to send him to military school, his aunt in Century City offering to take him in — sounds overly rehearsed.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Michigan alone has reported more than 12,000 cases — including two deaths.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of death
Noun
  • Fire crews soon pronounced the driver of the Ram dead at the scene.
    — Cecilio Padilla, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • As family secrets and wounds, resurface the entire neighborhood senses presences and hear the distinctive sounds of their own dead.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 28 July 2026
Definition of dead
Noun
  • Did the baby’s livingness make Tomm’s deadness louder?
    — Maria Zorn, Longreads, 24 Feb. 2026
  • There is, in the end, a deadness to its clichés about writers and their subjects.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 6 Dec. 2025
Definition of deadness
Noun
  • Some research found lockdowns to be less important in mitigating Covid mortality than other efforts such as social distancing.
    — Deidre McPhillips, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • This is part of a series on maternal mortality in sub-Saharan Africa, which has the world’s fastest-growing population and accounts for 70% of global maternal deaths.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of mortality

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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 8 Aug. 2026.

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