kuolema — meaning in English

English meaning

• death noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
• deathly adj Resembling death, or so extreme it suggests death.
• decease noun Death, departure from life.
• demise noun The end or downfall of something, especially in a gradual or unfortunate way.
• departure noun The act of leaving a place, especially at the start of a journey.
• dormition noun The process of falling asleep.

Senses

kuolema is used for these senses in English:

• deathly Appearing as though dead, or on the verge of death.
• decease (formal) Death, departure from life.
• demise (countable) Death.
• departure (euphemism) A death.
• dormition (euphemistic) The process of death or the actual death itself.

death — full definition

1. noun The end of life; the permanent cessation of all vital functions in a living thing.
2. noun The end or collapse of something non-living, used figuratively.
3. name The personification of death, traditionally shown as a hooded, skeletal figure carrying a scythe.

deathly — full definition

1. adj Resembling death, or so extreme it suggests death.
2. adv Extremely; to a degree that suggests death.

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