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deadening definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deaden 1 of 7 senses of deaden Sense 6 deaden, blunt => obtund => petrify => dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb deaden 1 of 7 senses of deaden Sense 6 deaden, blunt => obtund => petrify => dampen, damp, soften, weaken, break => deafen Entailment of verb deaden Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb deaden 7 senses of deaden Sense 1 dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up Sense 2 girdle, deaden => incise Sense 3 deaden => change, alter Sense 4 deaden => retard Sense 5 deaden => change Sense 6 deaden, blunt => change, alter Sense 7 deaden => convert Familiarity of verb deaden deaden used as a verb is common (polysemy count = 7) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb deaden Sense 1 dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down => hush, quieten, silence, still shut up hush up -------------- Sense 2 girdle, deaden => incise -------------- Sense 3 deaden => change, alter -------------- Sense 4 deaden => retard -------------- Sense 5 deaden => change -------------- Sense 6 deaden, blunt => change, alter -------------- Sense 7 deaden => convert -------------- Grep of noun deadening deadening Overview of noun deadening The noun deadening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stultification, impairment, deadening -- (the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)) Overview of verb deaden The verb deaden has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down -- (quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible) 2. girdle, deaden -- (cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients) 3. deaden -- (make vapid or deprive of spirit: "deadened wine") 4. deaden -- (lessen the momentum or velocity of "deaden a ship's headway") 5. deaden -- (become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor) 6. deaden, blunt -- (make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound") 7. deaden -- (convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil) Overview of adj deadening The adj deadening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome -- (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome") Antonyms of adj deadening 1 sense of deadening Sense 1 boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome INDIRECT (VIA uninteresting) -> interesting Similarity of adj deadening 1 sense of deadening Sense 1 boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome => uninteresting (vs. interesting) Attributes of adj deadening Familiarity of adj deadening deadening used as an adjective is very rare (polysemy count = 1) Grep of adj deadening deadening Overview of noun deadening The noun deadening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. stultification, impairment, deadening -- (the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)) Overview of verb deaden The verb deaden has 7 senses (first 1 from tagged texts) 1. (1) dampen, muffle, mute, deaden, damp, tone down -- (quieten or silence (a sound) or make (an image) less visible) 2. girdle, deaden -- (cut a girdle around (a plant) so as to kill by interrupting the circulation of water and nutrients) 3. deaden -- (make vapid or deprive of spirit: "deadened wine") 4. deaden -- (lessen the momentum or velocity of "deaden a ship's headway") 5. deaden -- (become lifeless, less lively, intense, or active; lose life, force, or vigor) 6. deaden, blunt -- (make less lively, intense, or vigorous; impair in vigor, force, activity, or sensation; "Terror blunted her feelings"; "deaden a sound") 7. deaden -- (convert (metallic mercury) into a grey powder consisting of minute globules, as by shaking with chalk or fatty oil) Overview of adj deadening The adj deadening has 1 sense (no senses from tagged texts) 1. boring, deadening, dull, ho-hum, irksome, slow, tedious, tiresome, wearisome -- (so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness; "a boring evening with uninteresting people"; "the deadening effect of some routine tasks"; "a dull play"; "his competent but dull performance"; "a ho-hum speaker who couldn't capture their attention"; "what an irksome task the writing of long letters is"- Edmund Burke; "tedious days on the train"; "the tiresome chirping of a cricket"- Mark Twain; "other people's dreams are dreadfully wearisome")
deadening definition
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