Definitions for death
dɛθdeath

Princeton's WordNet(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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"

2. death(noun)

   the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism

   "the animal died a painful death"

3. death(noun)

   the absence of life or state of being dead

   "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"

4. death, dying, demise(noun)

   the time when something ends

   "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

5. death, last(noun)

   the time at which life ends; continuing until dead

   "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"

6. Death(noun)

   the personification of death

   "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"

7. end, destruction, death(noun)

   a final state

   "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"

8. death(noun)

   the act of killing

   "he had two deaths on his conscience"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. 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.

2. 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.

3. 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.

4. 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:

1. Death(verb)

   the cessation of all vital phenomena without capability of resuscitation, either in animals or plants

2. Death(verb)

   total privation or loss; extinction; cessation; as, the death of memory

3. Death(verb)

   manner of dying; act or state of passing from life

4. Death(verb)

   cause of loss of life

5. Death(verb)

   personified: The destroyer of life, -- conventionally represented as a skeleton with a scythe

6. Death(verb)

   danger of death

7. Death(verb)

   murder; murderous character

8. Death(verb)

   loss of spiritual life

9. Death(verb)

   anything so dreadful as to be like death

Freebase(5.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. 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:

1. 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:

1. 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:

1. 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:

1. 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  

2. 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  

3. Death

   Death is a transition from mortality (physical world) into immortality (afterworld).

   Emeasoba George

   Submitted by emeasoba_g on March 1, 2018  

4. 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  

5. 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  

6. 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  

7. 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  

8. 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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Who Was Who?(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Death

   A hideous man who called at least once during a lifetime usually toward the close. Patron of insurance companies. Nothing is known of his childhood. Historians claim he never had any. Possessed an ugly face; wore a sheet over his head, and always carried a scythe in his hands. Never brought happiness, although his visits frequently gave money to some one. Never could be bribed to pass a house he wished to enter. Many doctors and scientists have endeavored to kill him, but he continues to be a safe bet at 100 to 1. Heir: None. Ambition: A happy home and prosperous graveyards. Recreation: Sharpening scythes. Address: Always hung out a black cloth wherever he resided.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #426

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Written Corpus Frequency: #1258

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'death' in Nouns Frequency: #141

Anagrams for death »

1. hated

How to pronounce death?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

How to say death in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of death in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of death in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of death in a Sentence

1. Sarah Bajc:

   There's no proof of death, there's no substance to even show what had happened, it's just a giant black hole.

2. Sir B. Brodie:

   The failure of the mind in old age is often less the results of natural decay, than of disuse. Ambition has ceased to operate; contentment bring indolence, and indolence decay of mental power, ennui, and sometimes death. Men have been known to die, literally speaking, of disease induced by intellectual vacancy.

3. Michael Caine:

   Without her, I would have been dead long ago, i would have probably drunk myself to death.

4. John Augustine:

   We don't know all the economic and earnings impact yet and this is a sober thought for Americans with those projections of the death rate.

5. Britton Hayes:

   I was scared to death, but I’ve never felt more alive.

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