dead (dɛd
)
Definitions
adjective
- no longer alive
- ((as noun) ⇒
the dead
- not endowed with life; inanimate
- no longer in use, valid, effective, or relevant ⇒
a dead issue
a dead language
- unresponsive or unaware; insensible ⇒
he is dead to my strongest pleas
- lacking in freshness, interest, or vitality ⇒
a dead handshake
- devoid of physical sensation; numb ⇒
his gums were dead from the anaesthetic
- resembling death; deathlike ⇒
a dead sleep
- no longer burning or hot ⇒
dead coals
- (of flowers or foliage) withered; faded
- (prenominal) (intensifier) ⇒
a dead stop
a dead loss
- informal very tired
- electronics
- drained of electric charge; fully discharged ⇒
the battery was dead
- not connected to a source of potential difference or electric charge
- drained of electric charge; fully discharged ⇒
- lacking acoustic reverberation ⇒
a dead sound
a dead surface
- sport (of a ball, etc) out of play
- unerring; accurate; precise (esp in the phrase a dead shot)
- lacking resilience or bounce ⇒
a dead ball
- printing
- (of type) set but no longer needed for use Compare standing (sense 7)
- (of copy) already composed
- not yielding a return; idle ⇒
dead capital
- informal certain to suffer a terrible fate; doomed ⇒
you're dead if your mother catches you at that
- (of colours) not glossy or bright; lacklustre
- stagnant ⇒
dead air
- military shielded from view, as by a geographic feature or environmental condition ⇒
a dead zone
dead space
- See dead as a doornail
- See dead from the neck up
- See dead in the water
- See dead to the world
- See leave for dead
- See wouldn't be seen dead in
noun
- a period during which coldness, darkness, or some other quality associated with death is at its most intense ⇒
the dead of winter
adverb
- (intensifier) ⇒
dead easy
stop dead
dead level
- See dead on
Alternative Forms
ˈdeadness nounWord Origin
Old English dēad; related to Old High German tōt, Old Norse dauthr; see dieOld English related to Old High German Old Norse see 1Synonyms
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boring,
dull,
dreary,
flat,
plain,
stale,
lifeless,
tasteless,
humdrum,
uninteresting,
insipid,
ho-hum,
vapid,
dead-and-alive,
=
not working,
broken,
useless,
defective,
dud,
malfunctioning,
out of order,
inactive,
conked out,
inoperative,
kaput,
=
obsolete,
old,
forgotten,
abandoned,
ancient,
antique,
vanished,
discarded,
lapsed,
extinct,
archaic,
disused,
superseded,
antiquated,
fossilized,
=
spiritless,
cold,
dull,
wooden,
glazed,
indifferent,
callous,
lukewarm,
inhuman,
unsympathetic,
apathetic,
frigid,
glassy,
unresponsive,
unfeeling,
torpid,
=
numb,
frozen,
paralysed,
insensitive,
inert,
deadened,
immobilized,
unfeeling,
torpid,
insensible,
benumbed,
=
exhausted,
tired,
worn out,
spent,
wasted,
done in,
all in,
drained,
wiped out,
buggered,
sapped,
knackered,
prostrated,
clapped out,
tired out,
ready to drop
dog-tired,
zonked,
dead tired,
dead beat,
shagged out,
worn to a frazzle on your last legs
creamcrackered,
=
exactly,
quite,
completely,
totally,
directly,
perfectly,
fully,
entirely,
absolutely,
thoroughly,
wholly,
utterly,
consummately,
wholeheartedly,
unconditionally,
to the hilt,
one hundred per cent
unmitigatedly,
Quotations
"Dead men tell no tales"
"Never speak ill of the dead"
Translations
- British English:
dead
A person, animal, or plant that is dead is no longer living.Her husband's been dead a year now.dɛd ADJECTIVE Her husband's been dead a year now.
- Spanish:
muerto
adj muerta
- French:
mort
adj
- German:
tot
adj
- Chinese: 死的 adj
- Arabic: مُتَوَفًّى adj
- Portuguese: morto adj morta
- Russian: мертвый adj мертвая
- Croatian: mrtav adj mrtva
- Czech: mrtvý adj
- Danish: død adj
- Dutch: dood adj
- Finnish: kuollut adj
- Greek: νεκρός adj νεκρή
- Italian: morto adj morta
- Japanese: 死んだ no_posp
- Korean: 죽은 adj
- Norwegian: død adj
- Polish: martwy adj martwa
- Brazilian Portuguese: morto adj morta
- European Spanish:
muerto
adj muerta
- Swedish: död adj dött
- Thai: ตายแล้ว adj
- Turkish: ölü adj
- Vietnamese: chết adj
- British English:
dead
Dead means 'precisely' or 'exactly'.Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.dɛd ADVERB Mars was visible, dead in the centre of the telescope.
- Spanish:
completamente
adv sin vida
- French:
précisément
adv
- German:
völlig
adv
- Chinese: 绝对地 adv
- Arabic: تـَمَاماً adv
- Portuguese: completamente adv
- Russian: совершенно adv
- Croatian: mrtvo adv
- Czech: nesmírně adv
- Danish: nøjagtig adv
- Dutch: volkomen adv
- Finnish: todella adv
- Greek: απολύτως adv
- Italian: assolutamente adv
- Japanese: 全く adv
- Korean: 완전히 adv
- Norwegian: død adv
- Polish: całkowicie adv
- Brazilian Portuguese: completamente adv
- European Spanish:
completamente
adv
- Swedish: döds- adv
- Thai: อย่างแน่นอน adv
- Turkish: ölü adv
- Vietnamese: hoàn toàn adv
Usage examples
Tristan was here, lying dead on this foreign plain, killed by a godless Defender.
, TREASON KEEP (2001)Dawn of the Dead A remake breathes new life into the living dead.
Maxim (2004)Ms Chen was not alone this weekend in remembering the dead.
Irish Times (2002)It is a corpse heading for the nearby ghats, level areas by the river where the dead are cremated.
Glasgow Herald (2001)They have no desire to regard their land as inert, dead matter.
, ABORIGINE DREAMING: Introduction to the Wisdom and Thought of the Aboriginal Traditions of Australia (2002)