What does death mean?

Definitions for death
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Here are all the possible meanings and translations of the word death.

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

death, decease, expiry(noun)
the event of dying or departure from life
"her death came as a terrible shock"; "upon your decease the capital will pass to your grandchildren"
death(noun)
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism
"the animal died a painful death"
death(noun)
the absence of life or state of being dead
"he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
death, dying, demise(noun)
the time when something ends
"it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"
death, last(noun)
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
"she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
Death(noun)
the personification of death
"Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"
end, destruction, death(noun)
a final state
"he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
death(noun)
the act of killing
"he had two deaths on his conscience"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

death(Noun)
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 death of my grandmother saddened the whole family.
Etymology: deeth, from deaþ, from *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död), from *dʰautus. More at die.
death(Noun)
The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
Etymology: deeth, from deaþ, from *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död), from *dʰautus. More at die.
death(Noun)
Tarot card.
Etymology: deeth, from deaþ, from *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död), from *dʰautus. More at die.
Death(ProperNoun)
The personification of death.
Etymology: deeth, from deaþ, from *dauþuz (compare West Frisian dead, Dutch dood, German Tod, Swedish död), from *dʰautus. More at die.

Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Death(verb)
the cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants
Death(verb)
total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of memory
Death(verb)
manner of dying; act or state of passing from life
Death(verb)
cause of loss of life
Death(verb)
personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe
Death(verb)
danger of death
Death(verb)
murder; murderous character
Death(verb)
loss of spiritual life
Death(verb)
anything so dreadful as to be like death

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Death
Death is the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a particular living organism. Phenomena which commonly bring about death include biological aging, predation, malnutrition, disease, suicide, murder and accidents or trauma resulting in terminal injury. Bodies of living organisms begin to decompose shortly after death. The death of an organism also results in a permanent absence of consciousness. In human societies, the nature of death has for millennia been a concern of the world's religious traditions and of philosophical inquiry. This may include a belief in some kind of resurrection, reincarnation or rebirth, or that consciousness permanently ceases to exist, known as oblivion. Commemoration ceremonies after death may include various mourning or funeral practices. The physical remains of a person, commonly known as a corpse or body, are usually interred whole or cremated, though among the world's cultures there are a variety of other methods of mortuary disposal. In the English language, blessings directed towards a dead person include rest in peace, or its initials RIP.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Death
deth, n. state of being dead: extinction or cessation of life: manner of dying: mortality: a deadly plague: cause of death: spiritual lifelessness: the killing of the animal in hunting.—ns. Death′-add′er, a poisonous Australian snake; Death′-ag′ony, the struggle often preceding death; Death′-bed, the bed on which one dies, the last illness; Death′-bell, the passing bell; Death′-blow, a blow that causes death; Death′-damp, a cold, clammy sweat preceding death.—n.pl. Death′-dū′ties, duties paid to government on the inheritance of property, real or personal, after the death of the former owner.—n. Death′-fire, a kind of light supposed to presage death.—adjs. Death′ful, Death′ly, deadly, destructive; Death′less, never dying: everlasting.—n. Death′lessness.—adj. Death′-like (Shak.), like a dead person, deadly.—n. Death′liness.—adj. Death′-marked, marked for or by death, destined to die.—n. Death′-mask, a plaster-cast taken from the face after death.—adj. Death′-prac′tised (Shak.), threatened with death by malicious arts.—ns. Death′-rate, the proportion of deaths to the population; Death′-ratt′le, a rattling in the throat which sometimes accompanies the last uneasy breathings of a dying person; Death's′-door, the point of death; Death's′-head, the skull of a human skeleton, or a figure of it; Death's′-man (Shak.), the public executioner; Death′-stroke, a death-blow; Death′-throe, the dying agony; Death′-tō′ken (Shak.), a sign or token of impending death, a plague-spot; Death′-trap, an unsafe building, vessel, or place that shuts up its occupants to almost certain death; Death′-warr′ant, an order from the authorities for the execution of a criminal; Death′-watch, a watch by a dying person: a popular name for several insects which produce a ticking noise, specially audible in the stillness of a death-chamber; Death′-wound, a wound which caused death.—Death's′-head moth, a species of hawk-moth, having pale markings on the back of the thorax somewhat like a skull.—Be death on, to be fond of, to be good at; Be in at the death, in hunting, to be up on the animal before the dogs have killed it.—Do, or Put, to death, to kill: to cause to be killed.—Gates, or Jaws, of death, death's door, the point of death.—To death, expressive of intensity, very much. [A.S. deáth; Ger. tod. See Dead and Die.]

The Roycroft Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

death
1. To stop sinning suddenly. 2. To resign one's membership in the Ananias Club. 3. A readjustment of life's forces.

U.S. National Library of Medicine(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Death
Irreversible cessation of all bodily functions, manifested by absence of spontaneous breathing and total loss of cardiovascular and cerebral functions.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

Death
Death is a fact of life. That is to say, it is something that must be faced, encountered, accepted and tasted by all humans and living things someday.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018
Death
Death is a matter of course. That is to say, it is a natural and expected thing.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018
Death
Death is a transition from mortality (physical world) into immortality (afterworld).
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018
Death
Death is not actually the worst thing that can happen to any human or anybody. Rather, it is one of the best things that can happen to any human or anyone. Yes! you heard me right as ever, come to think of it (death) logically. If there is no death here (on earth) those who are going through misery, difficulty, hardship or poverty would keep on experiencing it forever or endlessly. Moreover, if there is no death here (on earth) those who are living life of affluence or luxury would keep on enjoying it forever or endlessly. That is to say, death serves or works as a breaking point between the life of affluence (luxury) and life of adversity (misfortune). Besides that, it (death) terminates the severity, acuteness, excessiveness, intensity or climax of everything and everyone. That is that, QED.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018
Death
Death is the direct opposite of Life. And it marks the End of Life.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 2, 2018
Death
Death is unavoidable, unimpeachably (beyond doubt and criticism). In fact, you can manipulate and escape every other fact of life except death itself.
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018
Death
What is Death? Death is the unavoidable End of every living human and every living thing. -Emeasoba George
Emeasoba George
Submitted by emeasoba_g on April 18, 2018
Death
To pass on to no longer be living
The man was ill and soon passed on
Submitted by Pallato on October 18, 2019

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British National Corpus

Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #426
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1258
Nouns Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Nouns Frequency: #141

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US English
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British
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Australian
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Indian

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Numerology

Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of death in Chaldean Numerology is: 1
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of death in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of death in a Sentence

Sadiya Khan:
Even more alarming are the persistent disparities with higher death rates among black Americans compared with white Americans.
Rupert Abbott:
This is a country that just a few years ago had taken positive steps to move away from the death penalty, but the authorities are now steering the country in the opposite direction.
Montesquieu:
We should weep for men at their birth, not at their death.
Aldous Huxley, Eyeless in Gaza (1936):
Death … It's the only thing we haven't succeeded in completely vulgarizing.
Sheriff Larry Ashley:
Our hearts are broken to learn of the death of Deputy Bill Myers. Florida's law enforcement officers risk their lives daily to protect others, and any act of violence against these brave heroes is shameful and cowardly. My wife, Ann, and I send our sincerest condolences to Deputy Myers' family and brothers and sisters in Florida's law enforcement community.