Deadening

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  • noun. Material used for soundproofing.
    • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • noun. A device or material employed to deaden or render dull.
  • noun. A tract of land on which the trees have been killed by girdling.
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • adjective. Rendering less lively, intense, or vigorous.
  • adjective. So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness.
  • noun. The act of making something futile and useless (as by routine).
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  • verb. Present participle of deaden.
    • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • noun. the act of making something futile and useless (as by routine)
  • adjective. so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
    • Word Usage
    "Another problem is that often within them lies what I call the deadening paradox."
    Equivalent
    uninteresting  
    Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    debasement  degradation  
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    baggage-room  banqueting-house  benumbing  berthing  billeting  
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    abatement  abating  allaying  allayment  alleviating  
    verb-stem
    deaden  
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