deathliness means the state or quality of being deathly. Lexicurio rates it Sui generis — a strength score of 87 out of 100.
Etymology
From Middle English dethliknesse, from Old English dēaþlīcnes, equivalent to deathly + -ness.
noun
- The state or quality of being deathly.“The deathliness of Hirst’s garden paintings conveys the dire truth about Frieze.”