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 days following Osbourne’s death, nine of Osbourne’s albums found their way back onto the U.K. charts.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
  • After mourners left thousands of tributes to the late heavy metal legend on Black Sabbath Bridge in Ozzy’s native Birmingham, England following his death from a heart attack on July 22 at age 76, those flowers and keepsakes have been preserved and cataloged for posterity.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 7 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • While conducting a sweep of nearby buildings, university police found the 14-year-old dead at Casas del Rio, a student housing center in Albuquerque.
    Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 25 July 2025
  • 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
Noun
  • Amid all the looming consciousness that our time on earth is precious, there are also specials unerringly devoted to utter stupidity, and even the comedians fixated on mortality are delivering life-affirming material, too.
    Kathryn VanArendonk, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
  • Research shows a direct correlation between rising temperatures and mortality.
    Jyoti Thakur, Scientific American, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Lifelessness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lifelessness. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.

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