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🪦 Lifelessness 🏓 No bounce
deadness

deadness

6.3
Lack of bounce or spring in something like a ball
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛd.nəs/
translation icon : rigidez
  • After months of use, the foam mattress had lost its shape, resulting in a noticeable deadness that provided little support.

Examples

  • The material showed signs of deadness after being exposed to extreme heat for too long.

  • Claude made a fist, then released his fingers, an exercise to work out the deadness in his arm.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • It was more poisonous when swallowed, but it could cause a certain deadness in the fingers and an air of confusion.

    Fiction book (1999)

  • The artist noticed a deadness in the colors when the paint dried out, making it difficult to work.

Antonyms

responsiveness
9 4.3

A quick, helpful reaction that shows attention or interest

elasticity
  • Specialized
6 4.5

Ability of a material to return to its original shape after being stretched or squashed

How Elastic

resilience
52 4.8
flexibility
37 3.0
elasticity
  • Specialized
6 4.5
stiffness
13 3.9
deadness
6.3

Surface Forms

deadness singular
deadnesses plural

Morphology

deadness = dead (transparent) = dead + ness

The suffix '-ness' is transparently used to form a noun indicating a state or quality from the adjective 'dead'.

Etymology

The word deadness comes from dead ('not alive') and the ending -ness ('a state'). When we talk about materials, it means they have lost their 'life' or bounce and do not respond, so a ball or rubber band with no spring back shows 'deadness'.