death
death Lexical Profile
death Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The action or fact of dying or being killed; the permanent cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.
"The sudden death of the beloved monarch shocked the entire nation."
The state of being dead.
"Even in death, the great poet's influence continued to shape modern literature."
The destruction or permanent end of something non-living, such as an institution, practice, or idea.
"The invention of the printing press marked the gradual death of the medieval scribal tradition."
The personification of the power that destroys life, often represented in art and folklore as a hooded skeleton holding a scythe.
"In the medieval morality play, Death arrives unexpectedly to summon the king."
• Rhymes for death
Word Origin & Etymology
From Old English 'dēath', of Germanic origin and derived from the Proto-Germanic '*dauthuz', meaning the act, process, or state of dying; related to the verb 'die' and the adjective 'dead'.