deadliness
English
Etymology
From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛdlɪnəs/
Noun
deadliness (usually uncountable, plural deadlinesses)
- The degree to which a thing is deadly.
- The quality of being deadly.
- Tedium, or the quality of being boring