deathliness
- noun
- /ˈdɛθlɪnəs/
:
atmósfera de muerte
- The abandoned house had a deathliness that made everyone feel uneasy.
Examples
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Poetic prophecy brings a possible future into a restrictive present, discovering and restoring vivacity in the midst of deathliness.
Academic text (2009) -
The shrine became the destination of pilgrimage, a place to petition the saint for favors that kept deathliness at bay, and also a burial ground for the community's beloved dead.
Academic text (2008) -
As the plague brings forward the deathliness of everyday life, so the wife comes forward to the human juncture with death.
Academic text (1993) -
In the dim light of the cemetery, the deathliness of the scene was palpable.
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An air of deathliness enveloped the room after the tragic news was announced.
Synonyms
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5.3
A state of no life or energy that makes a person feel empty
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7.7
A feeling of cold emptiness and lack of human warmth
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5.4
A lack of life, energy, or movement
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8.5
A very shocking and horrible sight that scares people
A very sad, quiet mood after someone dies
A strange, quiet feeling that makes you feel afraid
Antonyms
How Deathlike
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Deathliness comes from the word death plus the parts -ly and -ness, and deathly means 'like death' as in the phrase 'deathly silence'. So, deathliness is the quality or feeling of resembling death in appearance, mood, or atmosphere.