(n.) The state of being destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness; inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.

analgesia anesthesia aridity barrenness bloodlessness callousness characterlessness colorlessness dismalness dragginess dreariness dryness dullness dustiness effeteness electronarcosis emptiness etiolation flatness flavorlessness heaviness hollowness impassibility imperception imperceptiveness imperceptivity impercipience inanity inconsiderateness inexcitability insensibility insensibleness insensitiveness insensitivity insentience insipidity insipidness jejuneness jejunity leadenness lifelessness lowness of spirit mildness muffled tone mutedness narcosis narcotization numbness obtuseness paleness pallor pins and needles pointlessness pokiness ponderousness saplessness savorlessness slowness solemnity spiritlessness staleness sterility stiffness stodginess stuffiness superficiality tastelessness tediousness thick skin thinness unfeeling unfeelingness uninterestingness unliveliness unperceptiveness unsavoriness vapidity vapidness veiled voice voce velata weakness wishy-washiness woodenness