deadness

Plural: deadnesses

Noun

• the quality of being unresponsive; not reacting; as a quality of people, it is marked by a failure to respond quickly or with emotion to people or events
  • "in an instant all the deadness and withdrawal were wiped away"
• the physical property of something that has lost its elasticity
  • "he objected to the deadness of the tennis balls"
• the inanimate property of something that has died
• The state of not being alive; lifelessness.
• A lack of elasticity.
• A lack of sparkle in a fizzy drink.
• A lack of animation in a person.

Examples

• "He complained that the deadness of the balls affected his game."
• "The deadness of his expression told everything, without him having to speak."
• "The deadness of the champagne made it undrinkable."

Synonyms

inanimateness, inelasticity, inertness, unresponsiveness

Antonyms

responsiveness