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
  • Corrections officers found the 37-year-old dead from an apparent suicide in his cell Saturday, days before the hearing, where prosecutors were expected to outline the case against him.
    Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
  • His official return to the living dead came a few years later, though, resulting in one of the greatest horror movies of all time.
    James Grebey, Time, 20 June 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 30 Jul. 2025.

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