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Added 2 October 2026

dead

/dɛd/ noun

In Latin: mortuus Wiktionary

noun Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about dead at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

People who are no longer living.
they buried the dead
A time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense.
the dead of winter

adjective

No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
the nerve is dead
Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat.
Mars is a dead planet
Very tired.
was all in at the end of the day

adverb

Quickly and without warning.
he stopped suddenly
Completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers.
an absolutely magnificent painting

Origin

From Middle English ded, deed, from Old English dēad, from Proto-West Germanic *daud, from Proto-Germanic *daudaz. Compare West Frisian dead, dea, Dutch dood, German tot, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål død, Norwegian Nynorsk daud, Swedish död.

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