"deadliness" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ˈdɛdlɪnəs/ [UK] Forms: deadlinesses [plural]
Etymology: From Middle English dedlinesse, deadlicnesse, from Old English dēadlīcnes, equivalent to deadly + -ness. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|dedlinesse}} Middle English dedlinesse, {{m|enm|deadlicnesse}} deadlicnesse, {{inh|en|ang|dēadlīcnes}} Old English dēadlīcnes, {{suffix|en|deadly|ness}} deadly + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|-|+}} deadliness (usually uncountable, plural deadlinesses)
  1. Synonym of lethality
    The quality of being deadly.
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-deadliness-en-noun-IQrodEBO
  2. Synonym of lethality
    The degree to which a thing is deadly.
    Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-deadliness-en-noun-AKfR-kzy
  3. (figurative, hyperbolic) Tedium, or the quality of being boring. Tags: excessive, figuratively, uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-deadliness-en-noun-1yA3ddWd Categories (other): English hyperboles, English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ness Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 14 37 49 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 26 20 54

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