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- [ded]
- /dɛd/
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- [ded]
- /dɛd/
Definitions of dead word
- adjective dead A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living. 3
- adjective dead The dead are people who are dead. 3
- adjective dead Land or water that is dead contains no living things. 3
- adjective dead If you describe a place or a period of time as dead, you do not like it because there is very little activity taking place in it. 3
- adjective dead Something that is dead is no longer being used or is finished. 3
- adjective dead If you say that an idea, plan, or subject is dead, you mean that people are no longer interested in it or willing to develop it any further. 3
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Origin of dead
First appearance:
before 950 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 950; Middle English deed, Old English dēad; cognate with Gothic dauths, German tot, Old Norse daudhr; orig. past participle See die1
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Parts of speech for Dead
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
dead popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 100% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
dead usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for dead
adj dead
- late — occurring, coming, or being after the usual or proper time: late frosts; a late spring.
- lifeless — not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.
- asleep — Someone who is asleep is sleeping.
- buried — to put in the ground and cover with earth: The pirates buried the chest on the island.
- deceased — The deceased is used to refer to a particular person or to particular people who have recently died.
adv dead
- absolutely — Absolutely means totally and completely.
- straight — without a bend, angle, or curve; not curved; direct: a straight path.
- right — in accordance with what is good, proper, or just: right conduct.
- due — together; in unison.
- direct — to manage or guide by advice, helpful information, instruction, etc.: He directed the company through a difficult time.
adverb dead
- completely — having all parts or elements; lacking nothing; whole; entire; full: a complete set of Mark Twain's writings.
- totally — wholly; entirely; completely.
adjective dead
- benumbed — made numb; very cold
- frozen — past participle of freeze.
- anaesthetised — anesthetize.
- anaesthetized — anesthetize.
- quiet — making no noise or sound, especially no disturbing sound: quiet neighbors.
Antonyms for dead
adj dead
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- animated — Someone who is animated or who is having an animated conversation is lively and is showing their feelings.
- interested — having an interest in something; concerned: Interested members will meet at noon.
- responsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
adv dead
- indirectly — not in a direct course or path; deviating from a straight line; roundabout: an indirect course in sailing.
- incompletely — not complete; lacking some part.
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