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death

noun
/ˈdɛθ/

Etymology

From Middle English deeth, from Old English dēaþ, from Proto-West Germanic *dauþu, from Proto-Germanic *dauþuz, from Proto-Indo-European *dʰówtus. More at die. Cognates Cognate with Scots daeth, daith, death, deeth, deith (“death”), North Frisian Duar, duas, düüs (“death”), Saterland Frisian Dood (“death”), West Frisian dea (“death”), Dutch dood (“death”), German Tod, Todt (“death”), Limburgish doead (“death”), Luxembourgish Doud (“death”), Yiddish טויט (toyt, “death”), Danish and Norwegian Bokmål død (“death”), Faroese deyði (“death”), Icelandic dauði (“death”), Norwegian Nynorsk daude, død (“death”), Swedish död (“death”), Gothic 𐌳𐌰𐌿𐌸𐌿𐍃 (dauþus, “death”).

  1. inherited from *dʰówtus✻
  2. inherited from *dauþuz✻
  3. inherited from *dauþu✻
  4. inherited from dēaþ
  5. inherited from deeth

Definitions

  1. The cessation of life and all associated processes

    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.

    • My grandfather died a violent death, which saddened the whole family.
    • But foraſmuch as this [the faintneſs of the Heart] is a very bad and heavy diſtemper, and a fore-runner of death, therefore 'tis called a timely death.
    • Perhaps the reason why he seemed in such a ghastly rage was that he did not come by his death fairly.

  2. The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe

    The personification of death as a (usually male) hooded figure with a scythe; the Grim Reaper.

    • When death walked in, a chill spread through the room.
    • And I looked, and behold, a pale horse, & his name that sat on him was Death"
    • [T]o thoſe, Jonathan, who know what death is, and what havock and deſtruction he can make, before a man can well wheel about—'tis like a whole age.

  3. The collapse or end of something.

    • England scored a goal at the death to even the score at one all.
    • Buyer (negotiating): You were at two-fifty on that one. Go on, then, what's the death on that? Seller: Two hundred pounds is the absolute death. Buyer: Sold. Thank you.
    • He may even find himself being blamed if the project dies a quick and horrible death at the box office or is unceremoniously axed by the network.
  4. ›+ 3 more definitions

    1. Spiritual lifelessness.

    2. The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four…

      The personification of death, often a skeleton with a scythe, and one of the four horsemen of the apocalypse.

      • Death can be seen on a tarot card.
      • Oh cold, cold, rigid, dreadful Death, set up thine altar here, and dress it with such terrors as thou hast at thy command: for this is thy dominion!

    3. A surname.

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Derived

accidental death, anally inflicted death sentence, angel of death, antideath, apparent death, article of death, at death's door, Black Death, black screen of death, blob of death, blue screen of death, brain death, catch one's death, cause of death, cell death, certain as death and taxes, certain as death or taxes, cheat death, civil death, click of death, clinical death, cold as death, common death adder, cone of death, corporate death penalty, cot death, court death, crib death, crude death rate, culture of death, cyberdeath, dance of death, Darth, Darth Vader, date of death, dead, deadly, deadly diamond of death, death acids, death adder · +303 more

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at death. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

01death02life03inanimate04alive05force06energy07motion08respect

A definitional loop anchored at death. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

8 hops · closes at death

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA