adj
Meaning 1
Utterly dead.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: idiomatic
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Phrase guide
stone dead
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History
Etymology
From Middle English stone-dede, stan-ded, standed, equivalent to stone + dead. Compare English stone-cold, stonehard, etc.
Across languages
Translations
10 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Afrikaans: morsdood — unquestionably dead
- Danish: stendød — unquestionably dead
- Dutch: morsdood — unquestionably dead
- French: raide mort — unquestionably dead
- German: mausetot — unquestionably dead
- Icelandic: steindauður — unquestionably dead
- Irish: chomh marbh le hart — unquestionably dead
- Norwegian Bokmål: steindød — unquestionably dead
- Russian: мертвее мёртвого (mertveje mjórtvovo) — unquestionably dead
- Swedish: stendöd — unquestionably dead