deadliness
English
/ˈdɛdlɪnəs/
noun
Definitions
- The degree to which a thing is deadly.
- The quality of being deadly.
- Tedium, or the quality of being boring
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English dedlinesse inherited from Old English dēadlīcnes suffix from English deadly.
Origin
English
deadly
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- dead English
- deadlihood English
- deadly English
- fail-deadly English
- nondeadly English
- dēadlīcnes Old English
- undeadlicnes Old English
- dedlinesse Middle English
- dedly Middle English