death
Meaning
- The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- The cessation of life and all associated processes; the end of an organism's existence as an entity independent from its environment and its return to an inert, nonliving state.
- The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
- The collapse or end of something.
- The collapse or end of something.
- Spiritual lifelessness.
Synonyms
case of death
the last journey
deadly
evil deed
the dead
dying a happy death
crisis in a battle
entering nirvana
one’s last journey
Reaper
evil deeds
long sleep
the act of dying
the end of life
departure from life
final departure
closing curtain
killing back
defunction
parinirvana
dead person
hour of death
manslaughter
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/dɛθ/
Etymology
From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död, Norwegian død), from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus. More at die.
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