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deathliness

deathliness

1 8.6
A quality that makes something able to kill people or animals
  • noun
  • /ˈdɛθlinəs/
translation icon : letalidad
  • The deathliness of the disease was alarming to the doctors.

Examples

  • The deathliness of the poison made it a feared weapon in ancient times.

  • There was a chilling deathliness in the abandoned hospital after the disaster.

  • Scientists studied the deathliness of the new virus to understand its risks.

  • Is the deathliness of this poison well understood?

  • The horror movie was filled with an atmosphere of deathliness that unsettled everyone in the theater.

  • The abandoned house had an air of deathliness that made visitors feel uneasy as they explored its dark corners.

  • They were warned about the deathliness of the toxic plants that grew in the area, which could be fatal if ingested.

Synonyms

toxicity
vsdeathliness
  • Specialized
39 7.2

How poisonous a substance is to people or animals

is deadly in general, not limited to poisons or living organisms
fatality
vsdeathliness
9 6.5

The ability of something to cause death

focuses on the quality of causing death rather than the outcome
lethality
vsdeathliness
6 7.5

Ability to cause death

has the same meaning and is an alternative label
perniciousness
vsdeathliness
  • Formal
9.9

Great harm that can cause death or serious damage

is deadly in general without stressing high intensity

How Deadly

deathliness
1 8.6
danger
∞ 1.0
harmfulness
1 4.8

Surface Forms

deathliness singular
deathlinesses plural

Morphology

deathliness = deathly (transparent) = death + ly + ness

Formed from the adjective 'deathly' + '-ness'; 'deathly' is a straightforward adjective from 'death', so the noun meaning 'the quality of being deathly' is predictable.

Etymology

Deathliness comes from the basic word death meaning 'the end of life' and the ending -ness that makes a word for a quality. So, like deadly, which means 'able to cause death', deathliness is the quality of being deadly or able to cause death.