Plural of death
regular plural
The plural of death is deaths.
Forms of death
| Singular | death /dɛθ/ |
|---|---|
| Plural | deaths /dɛθs/ |
| Countable | countable and uncountable |
Deaths in a sentence
- There was carnage after the school play ended with 96 deaths.From the entry carnage
- The recent surge of deaths due to corona reveals the shortcomings of our current healthcare system.From the entry corona
- The recent deaths should serve as a wake-up call to others at risk.From the entry wake-up call
- The lack of aseptic tools during surgery has resulted in many deaths.From the entry aseptic
- Primarily, this will cause deaths; secondarily, it will also cost a lot of money.From the entry secondarily
Meaning of death
- noun The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, non-living state.
- noun Execution (in the judicial sense).
- noun The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
Questions about the plural of death
- What is the plural of death?
- The plural of death is deaths.
- Is death countable?
- Death is a countable and uncountable noun.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: death (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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