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deadliness

/ˈdedlinəs/DED-lee-nuhs
UK form converted from the US by rule · unchecked
/ˈdɛdlinəs/DED-lee-nuhs

Meaningthe state or quality of being like death

Common meaning: being deadly

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Journey through time

  1. Old EnglishdeadsourceB&T
  2. Middle Englishdeedsource
  3. Englishdead‘no longer alive’
  4. Englishformed in English from deaddeadly‘able to kill’
  5. Englishformed in English from deadlydeadliness‘being deadly’ · today

Sources & notes

Inferred source: no dictionary we use has an entry for this exact word. Its history is worked out from closely related, listed words in the same family, and we are trusting that link, so bear that in mind. Inferred meaning: the state or quality of being like death. It can be inferred from any of: deadly.

Meaning: “Meaning” is the sense that emerges from the word’s roots; “Common meaning” is today’s everyday sense. Both written by us.

Pronunciation

  • UK IPA: converted from the US form by rule (unchecked). Respelling: generated.
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  • US IPA: CMUdict (BSD-2), converted to IPA by rule. Respelling: generated.
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Origin: Formed in English from deadly + -ness (inferred: this exact word is not listed in our dictionaries).

Source words

  • dead Old English · source word “dead”

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