deadness

Plural: deadnesses

Noun

• The state or quality of being lifeless or inert.
• 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
  • "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"
• the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
  • "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
• the inanimate property of something that has died
• The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
• A lack of elasticity.
• A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.
• A lack of animation in a person.

Examples

• He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game.
• The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak.
• The DEADNESS of the board indicated that no good plays were left, only single-letter additions.
• The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable.

Synonyms

unresponsiveness, inanimateness, inelasticity, inertness

Antonyms

responsiveness