deadness

• Substantif désignant la qualité ou l'état de ce qui est sans vie, inanimé ou dépourvu de vitalité, souvent pour décrire une absence de réaction émotionnelle ou de tonicité physique.

A noun referring to the quality or state of being unresponsive, inanimate, or lacking vitality, often describing a lack of emotional reaction or physical elasticity.

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1. Emotional unresponsivenessC1formal

   The quality of being unresponsive or lacking emotional reaction to people or events.

   Insensibilité émotionnelle

   • His deadness to her pleas was heartbreaking.
   • The deadness in his eyes showed he had given up.
   • She was disturbed by the emotional deadness of the crowd.

   Synonymesapathycoldnessdullnessimpassivityindifferenceinsensibilitynumbnessunresponsiveness

   Antonymesalivenessfeelingresponsivenesswarmth

2. Lack of elasticityC1formal

   The physical property of something that has lost its elasticity or springiness.

   manque d'élasticité

   • The deadness of the old rubber band made it useless.
   • He could feel the deadness in the tennis ball after years of use.
   • The deadness of the mattress caused back pain.

   Synonymesdullnessflatnessinelasticitylimpnessslackness

   Antonymeselasticityresiliencespringiness

3. Inanimate stateC1formal

   The property of being inanimate or lifeless, as of something that has died.

   État inanimé

   • The deadness of the fallen leaves was a sign of autumn.
   • There was a profound deadness in the abandoned house.
   • The deadness of the soil indicated it was infertile.

   Synonymesinanimatenessinertnessinsentiencelifelessness

   Antonymesanimationlifevitality