Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun deadness

3 senses of deadness

Sense 1
unresponsiveness, deadness -- (the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events; "she began to recover from her numb unresponsiveness after the accident"; "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away")
       => quality -- (an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare)

Sense 2
deadness -- (the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity; "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls")
       => inelasticity -- (the lack of elasticity)

Sense 3
deadness -- (the inanimate property of something that has died)
       => inanimateness, lifelessness -- (not having life)