vainaja — meaning in English

English meaning

• corpse noun A dead body, usually of a person.
• dead adj No longer alive.
• decedent noun A legal term for a person who has died, used mainly in wills, estates, and probate law.
• late adj Arriving or happening after the expected or usual time.

Senses

vainaja is used for these senses in English:

• corpse The dead body of any animal with flesh; the dead body of a vertebrate; a carcass.
• decedent (legal, chiefly, _, US) A dead person.
• late (not comparable, euphemistic) Deceased, dead: used particularly when speaking of the dead person's actions while alive. (Generally must be preceded by a possessive or an article, commonly "the"; see usage notes. Can itself only precede the person's name, never follow it.)

corpse — full definition

1. noun A dead body, usually of a person.
2. verb To burst into uncontrollable laughter while performing, breaking character.

dead — full definition

1. adj No longer alive.
2. adj No longer working, active, or in use.
3. adj Complete or exact, especially describing precision or stillness.
4. adv Completely; exactly.

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