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- Dictionarydead/dɛd/
adjective
- 1. no longer alive: "a dead body" Similar Opposite
- 2. (of a place or time) characterized by a lack of activity or excitement: "Brussels isn't dead after dark, if you know where to look" Similar Opposite
adverb
- 1. absolutely; completely: "you're dead right" Similar Opposite
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DEAD definition: 1. not now living: 2. If a part of your body is dead, you cannot feel it: 3. If glasses and…. Learn more.
1. : deprived of life : no longer alive. a dead tree. dead soldiers. missing and presumed dead. 2. a (1) : having the appearance of death : deathly. in a dead faint. (2) : lacking power to move, feel, or respond : numb. my arm feels dead. b. : very tired. Our legs were completely dead after the hike. c (1)
DEAD meaning: 1. not now living: 2. If a part of your body is dead, you cannot feel it: 3. If glasses and…. Learn more.
Dead definition: no longer living; deprived of life. See examples of DEAD used in a sentence.
dead is usually applied to something that had life but from which life is now gone: dead trees. deceased, a more formal word than dead, is applied to human beings who no longer have life: a deceased member of the church. extinct is applied to a race, species, or the like, no member of which is any longer alive: Mastodons are now extinct ...
1. Having lost life; no longer alive. 2. Marked for certain death; doomed: knew when he saw the soldiers that he was a dead man. 3. a. Having the physical appearance of death: a dead pallor. b. Lacking feeling or sensitivity; numb or unresponsive: Passersby were dead to our pleas for help. c. Weary and worn-out; exhausted. 4. a.
Someone who's dead is not alive anymore. If you accidentally hit a squirrel with your car, you might stop and check to see if it's alive or dead. People — and animals — who are deceased are dead, and if you forget to water your favorite plant, it may be dead too.