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deathliness

deathliness noun: the state or quality of being deathly.

Noun

deathliness (uncountable)

  1. The state or quality of being deathly.
    • The deathliness of Hirst’s garden paintings conveys the dire truth about Frieze.2023 October 11, Jonathan Jones, “Frieze London art fair review – a graveyard of creativity for tasteless one percenters”, in The Guardian, →ISSN

Origin of deathliness

From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly + -ness.

Questions about deathliness

What does deathliness mean?
Deathliness means the state or quality of being deathly.
What part of speech is deathliness?
Deathliness is a noun.

Words near deathliness in the dictionary

  1. deathlessnesses
  2. deathlier
  3. deathliest
  4. deathlike
  5. deathlily
  6. deathliness
  7. deathling
  8. deathlings
  9. deathlock
  10. deathlocks
  11. deathlore

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