noun

death

DEHTH

noun

The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.

"The disease can cause death if left untreated."

"Her death came as a shock to everyone who knew her."

The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.

"The internet was blamed for the death of the local newspaper."

name

The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

"In the painting, Death stands at the edge of the battlefield."

How to Use Death

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishThe end of life, or figuratively the end of anything (an era, an industry, a relationship).

Common pairings

cause of death death sentence death of the industry

deaths plural

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From Old English death, from a Proto-Germanic root related to the verb die.

tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization demise dirt nap doom exit expiration fatality

(antonym(s) of“beginning of life”): birth (antonym(s) of“maintenance of existence”): life advent beginning birth genesis rise start

die birth increase close kill fall finish begin

neath heath breath sheath wreath beneath bequeath underneath

tomb celestial transfer decease decomposition defunction dematerialization demise dirt nap doom exit expiration fatality