Dead"ness, n. The state of being
destitute of life, vigor, spirit, activity, etc.; dullness;
inertness; languor; coldness; vapidness; indifference; as, the
deadness of a limb, a body, or a tree; the deadness of
an eye; deadness of the affections; the deadness of
beer or cider; deadness to the world, and the like.