English Explanatory Dictionary

deadliness

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Synonym of lethality.
  2. The quality of being deadly.
  3. The degree to which a thing is deadly.
  4. Tedium, or the quality of being boring.

Pronunciation

/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/

Word forms

deadliness deadlinesses

Etymology

From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness.

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