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
  • In the first half of this season, two major league pitchers — Boston’s Liam Hendriks and Houston’s Lance McCullers Jr. — received anonymous death threats on social media and denounced them.
    Maria Torres, New York Times, 15 July 2025
  • His wife's manner of death has been listed as a homicide.
    Cameron Knight, The Enquirer, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • The Young Bucks hit the TK Driver to Swerve on the outside, leaving Ospreay dead to rights.
    Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 12 July 2025
  • In Kerr County, home to Camp Mystic and other youth camps, searchers have found 16 bodies since Saturday afternoon, bringing the total number of dead there to 59, including 21 children, said Sheriff Larry Leitha.
    Jim Vertuno, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Noun
  • Among infants, these disparities in mortality were driven largely by sudden unexpected infant death and prematurity.
    Maria Godoy, NPR, 8 July 2025
  • There's direct mortality from equipment, earthmoving vehicles—such as turtles and cactuses getting crushed.
    Jasmine Laws, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 July 2025
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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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