dead
English
/dɛd/, /diːd/
adj
Definitions
- (not comparable) No longer living.
- (hyperbole) Figuratively, not alive; lacking life.
- (of another person) So hated that they are absolutely ignored.
- Doomed; marked for death (literally or as a hyperbole).
- Without emotion.
- Stationary; static.
- Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat.
- Unproductive.
- (not comparable) Completely inactive; currently without power; without a signal.
- (of a battery) Unable to emit power, being discharged (flat) or faulty.
- (not comparable) Broken or inoperable.
- (not comparable) No longer used or required.
- (engineering) Not imparting motion or power by design.
- (not comparable) Not in play.
- (not comparable) Lying so near the hole that the player is certain to hole it in the next stroke.
- (not comparable) Tagged out.
- (not comparable) Full and complete.
- (not comparable) Exact.
- Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).
- Constructed so as not to transmit sound; soundless.
- (obsolete) Bringing death; deadly.
- (legal) Cut off from the rights of a citizen; deprived of the power of enjoying the rights of property.
- (rare) Indifferent to, no longer subject to or ruled by (sin, guilt, pleasure, etc).
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English ded inherited from Old English dēad inherited from Proto-Germanic *daudaz (dead) root from Proto-Indo-European *dʰew- (die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*dʰew-
Gloss
die, run, smoke, whirl, waft, steam, flow, haze, stink, shake, vapour, dark, dwindle
Concept
Semantic Field
Time
Ontological Category
Action/Process
Kanji
暗, 闇, 冥
Emoji
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- -ass English
- Deadhead English
- antideadlock English
- bolt English
- born English
- brain English
- brain-dead English
- braindead English
- cart English
- dead ice English
- dead-handed English
- dead-handedness English
- dead-hearted English
- dead-heartedly English
- dead-heartedness English
- dead-naming English
- deadass English
- deadbolt English
- deadborn English
- deadcart English
- deaden English
- deadend English
- deadener English
- deader English
- deadeye English
- deadfall English
- deadhanded English
- deadhandedness English
- deadhead English
- deadhearted English
- deadheartedly English
- deadheartedness English
- deadhouse English
- deadish English
- deadland English
- deadlatch English
- deadlatched English
- deadleg English
- deadlift English
- deadlight English
- deadlihood English
- deadlike English
- deadliness English
- deadlock English
- deadlockable English
- deadly English
- deadman English
- deadname English
- deadness English
- deadnettle English
- deadpan English
- deadpanner English
- deadrise English
- deadstart English
- deadstick English
- deadstock English
- deadtime English
- deadwood English
- deadwork English
- deadworks English
- end English
- eye English
- fail-deadly English
- fall English
- halfdead English
- handed English
- head English
- hearted English
- house English
- ice English
- land English
- latch English
- leg English
- lift English
- light English
- lock English
- man English
- name English
- net English
- netdead English
- nettle English
- nondead English
- nondeadly English
- pan English
- pre-dead English
- rise English
- start English
- stick English
- stock English
- stone English
- stone dead English
- time English
- undead English
- undeadly English
- undeadness English
- wood English
- work English
- works English
- amor, amōrem Latin
- funebris Latin
- funeralis Latin
- funerarius Latin
- funeraticius Latin
- funero Latin
- funus Latin
- fūnerantem Latin
- fūnere Latin
- fūnereus Latin
- fūnerārius Latin
- fūnus Latin
- Toteis German
- Totgeburt German
- Totmannschalter German
- Totschlag German
- Totschläger German
- Totschwätzer German
- hirntot German
- mundtot German
- scheintot German
- tot German
- totarbeiten German
- totlachen German
- totlaufen German
- totmachen German
- totprügeln German
- totreden German
- totsagen German
- totsaufen German
- totschießen German
- totschlagen German
- totstechen German
- tottrinken German
- amore Italian
- amoreggiare Italian
- amorevole Italian
- amoroso Italian
- amoruccio Italian
- disamorare Italian
- disamore Italian
- funeralone Italian
- innamorare Italian
- poliamore Italian
- dode Dutch, Flemish
- dodelijk Dutch, Flemish
- dodenrijk Dutch, Flemish
- dood Dutch, Flemish
- doodbidder Dutch, Flemish
- doodbliksemen Dutch, Flemish
- doodbloeden Dutch, Flemish
- doodboek Dutch, Flemish
- doodbus Dutch, Flemish
- doodcedel Dutch, Flemish
- doodceel Dutch, Flemish
- dooddoener Dutch, Flemish
- doodeenvoudig Dutch, Flemish
- doodeng Dutch, Flemish
- doodgaan Dutch, Flemish
- doodgraver Dutch, Flemish
- doodklok Dutch, Flemish
- doodkoud Dutch, Flemish
- doodkrank Dutch, Flemish
- doodleuk Dutch, Flemish
- doodlopen Dutch, Flemish
- doodmoe Dutch, Flemish
- doodrijden Dutch, Flemish
- doodrijder Dutch, Flemish
- doods Dutch, Flemish
- doodsangst Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbang Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbed Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbedreiging Dutch, Flemish
- doodsbleek Dutch, Flemish
- doodsengel Dutch, Flemish
- doodseskader Dutch, Flemish
- doodsgevaar Dutch, Flemish
- doodshoofd Dutch, Flemish
- doodskamp Dutch, Flemish
- doodskist Dutch, Flemish
- doodsklok Dutch, Flemish
- doodskop Dutch, Flemish
- doodslag Dutch, Flemish
- doodsmaal Dutch, Flemish
- doodsmoe Dutch, Flemish
- doodsoorzaak Dutch, Flemish
- doodsstond Dutch, Flemish
- doodsstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- doodstil Dutch, Flemish
- doodstraf Dutch, Flemish
- doodstrijd Dutch, Flemish
- doodsverachting Dutch, Flemish
- doodswens Dutch, Flemish
- doodtij Dutch, Flemish
- doodvonnis Dutch, Flemish
- doodziek Dutch, Flemish
- doodzonde Dutch, Flemish
- hersendood Dutch, Flemish
- hongerdood Dutch, Flemish
- kruisdood Dutch, Flemish
- monddood Dutch, Flemish
- taaldood Dutch, Flemish
- verdrinkingsdood Dutch, Flemish
- vuurdood Dutch, Flemish
- amour French
- dead French
- deader French
- θέω Ancient Greek
- *dʰew- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰowHtós Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰuryos Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰw-iH-to- Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰéw-e-ti Proto-Indo-European
- *dʰówtus Proto-Indo-European
- deadlock Portuguese
- *daudaz Proto-Germanic
- *dawjaną Proto-Germanic
- *dawwō Proto-Germanic
- *dewaną Proto-Germanic
- *dukk- Proto-Germanic
- *dunstą Proto-Germanic
- *dwaiskijaną Proto-Germanic
- *staumaz Proto-Germanic
- アンデッド Japanese
- daud Norwegian Nynorsk
- daudmann Norwegian Nynorsk
- dead Old English
- deadlic Old English
- dēad Old English
- healfdead Old English
- धावति Sanskrit
- धावति, ধাৱতি Sanskrit
- धाव् Sanskrit
- ded Middle English
- dedly Middle English
- deed Middle English
- halfdede Middle English
- stone-dede Middle English
- undede Middle English
- díth Irish
- dauðr Old Norse
- druknedød Danish
- død Danish
- dødelig Danish
- dødfødsel Danish
- dødfødt Danish
- dødning Danish
- dødsannonce Danish
- dødsattest Danish
- dødsdom Danish
- dødsdømme Danish
- dødsdømt Danish
- dødsengel Danish
- dødsfjende Danish
- dødsforagt Danish
- dødsfrygt Danish
- dødshjælp Danish
- dødsmetal Danish
- dødsrige Danish
- dødsstraf Danish
- dødssyg Danish
- dødstrussel Danish
- dødsår Danish
- dødsårsag Danish
- dødsønske Danish
- dødvægt Danish
- hjernedød Danish
- martyrdød Danish
- selvdød Danish
- skindød Danish
- stendød Danish
- strådød Danish
- sultedød Danish
- *duti Proto-Slavic
- دویدن Persian
- เด๊ดสะมอเร่ Thai
- αμόρε Greek (modern)
- dôot Middle Dutch
- tōt Old High German
- դի Old Armenian
- dóenacht Old Irish
- dood Afrikaans
- deds Tagalog
- tōt Middle High German
- dout Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- doutmaachen Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- vdekje Albanian
- 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐍃 Gothic
- *daud gmw-pro
- dot Old Dutch
- *dowinis Proto-Celtic
- dôt Middle Low German
- tòat Cimbrian
- deid Scots
- dād Old Frisian
- doot German Low German
- dead Volapük
- deadön Volapük
- *den(i)- Proto-Albanian
- dot Pennsylvania German
- dotmache Pennsylvania German
- dede Sranan Tongo
- net
- pan
- leg
- end
- man
- eye
- ice
- fall
- bolt
- cart
- lift
- wood
- -ass
- head
- born
- time
- land
- lock
- work
- rise
- name
- brain
- light
- works
- stone
- start
- latch
- stock
- stick
- house
- deader
- deadly
- nettle
- handed
- undead
- deaden
- deadass
- deadend
- netdead
- hearted
- deadish
- nondead
- deadpan
- deadleg
- deadeye
- deadman
- deadener
- deadland
- deadrise
- deadcart
- deadbolt
- deadtime
- deadname
- undeadly
- deadborn
- deadhead
- deadfall
- deadwork
- halfdead
- deadlike
- deadness
- deadlock
- deadwood
- Deadhead
- dead ice
- deadlift
- pre-dead
- deadstart
- nondeadly
- deadstock
- deadlatch
- deadworks
- braindead
- deadlight
- deadhouse
- deadstick
- deadliness
- deadpanner
- undeadness
- stone dead
- deadlihood
- deadhanded
- brain-dead
- deadnettle
- dead-handed
- dead-naming
- deadlatched
- fail-deadly
- deadhearted
- antideadlock
- dead-hearted
- deadlockable
- deadheartedly
- deadhandedness
- dead-heartedly
- dead-handedness
- deadheartedness
- dead-heartedness