death
/dˈɛθ/noun1 syllable
Death means: the event of dying or departure from life.
Synonyms for death7
noun, as in the event of dying or departure from life
noun, as in a final state
noun, as in the time at which life ends; continuing until dead
Opposites of death
What does death mean?8
noun
the event of dying or departure from life“her death came as a terrible shock”
the time when something ends“it was the death of all his plans”
a final state“he came to a bad end”
the time at which life ends; continuing until dead“she stayed until his death”
the personification of death“Death walked the streets of the plague-bound city”
the permanent end of all life functions in an organism or part of an organism“the animal died a painful death”
the absence of life or state of being dead“he seemed more content in death than he had ever been in life”
the act of killing“he had two deaths on his conscience”
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
What rhymes with death?5
Death in a sentence
- It is, as it were, a life and death problem.unknown
- Death is certain to all, all shall die.unknown
- After his death, his paintings were hung in the museum.CK
- Because of the famine, the cattle starved to death.AlanF_US
- The moment she heard the news of her son's death, she burst into tears.CM
- Birth is, in a manner, the beginning of death.unknown
- In the underground, to double-cross any member means sure death.unknown
- With his death, the oldest family in this village died out.unknown
Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.
Forms of death
as a noun
- plural
- deaths