lifelessness

as in death
the state of being dead the sight of her husband's corpse, in all of its embalmed lifelessness, was heartbreaking

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Noun
  • The Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office will release the inmate’s name and cause of death.
    Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Feb. 2025
  • An autopsy suggested that strychnine was the probable cause of death.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Those dead include as many as 11 skaters, four coaches, 12 parents and two siblings, according to a person familiar with the situation.
    Philip Hersh, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2025
  • But one vital character in the unfinished opus that is the life of Donald J. Trump will not be attending — the long-time dead Roy Marcus Cohn.
    Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
Noun
  • Alabama is among the top states with high rates of firearm mortality, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
    Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 4 Feb. 2025
  • But the findings did reveal that the condition may have a greater impact on women’s mortality—something researchers are still trying to understand.
    Hannah Singleton, Health, 4 Feb. 2025
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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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