death in English dictionary

  • death

    Meanings and definitions of "death"

    • 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.
    • (often capitalized) The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
    • Tarot card.
    • 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.
    • noun
      (often capitalized)
      The personification of death as a hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.
    • noun
      (the death)
      The collapse or end of something.
    • personification of death
    • Tarot
    • passing to the next life
    • (god of) death
    • The death of a person.
    • cessation of life
    • death (of a high monk, etc.)
    • death (of Buddhist saint)
    • death (of a noble, etc.)
    • death (of a high priest)
    • The end of life.
    • noun
      a final state; "he came to a bad end"; "the so-called glorious experiment came to an inglorious end"
    • noun
      the absence of life or state of being dead; "he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life"
    • noun
      the act of killing; "he had two deaths on his conscience"
    • 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"
    • noun
      the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism; "the animal died a painful death"
    • noun
      the time at which life ends; continuing until dead; "she stayed until his death"; "a struggle to the last"
    • noun
      the time when something ends; "it was the death of all his plans"; "a dying of old hopes"

    Synonyms of "death" in English dictionary

    putting to death, alteration, imaginary creature are the top synonyms of "death" in the English thesaurus.

    Antonyms of "death" in English dictionary

    birth, life are the top antonyms of "death" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of death

    • death ( plural  deaths)
    • lp  liczba pojedyncza death; lm  liczba mnoga deaths nie stopniuje się
    • death (countable and uncountable, plural deaths)
  • Death

    Meanings and definitions of "death"

    • The personification of death.
    • proper
      The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
    • Death (South Park episode)
    • Death (Discworld)
    • Death (Marvel Comics)
    • the personification of death
    • noun
      the personification of death; "Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city"

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