Definition
The quality or state of being deadly or capable of causing death.
Etymology
From 'deadly' (capable of causing death) plus the noun-forming suffix '-ness' (state or quality). This combines Old English roots meaning 'death' with the abstract noun suffix to describe the abstract quality of being lethal.
Kelly Says
The suffix '-ness' is one of English's most productive tools—you can stack it on almost any adjective to create an abstract noun, which is why 'deadliness' feels both grammatically perfect and somehow poetic when describing how dangerous something truly is.
Translations
ARالعربية
مُخَالِفَة
mu-kha-li-fat
CACatalà
mortalitat
mor-ta-li-tat
CSČeština
smrtnost
smrt-nost
DADansk
dødelighed
doed-li-ghed
DEDeutsch
Tödlichkeit
toed-li-kheit
ELΕλληνικά
πονηρότητα
po-ne-ro-ti-ta
ESEspañol
mortalidad
mor-tal-i-dad
FISuomi
kuolemanvaarallisuus
kuo-le-man-vaar-al-li-suus
FRFrançais
mortalité
mor-tal-i-te
HEעברית
גורם מוות
go-rem mo-vet
HUMagyar
halálos veszély
ha-la-los ve-ze-ly
IDBahasa Indonesia
kematian
ke-ma-tia-an
ITItaliano
mortalità
mor-ta-li-ta
JA日本語
死の危険性
shi no kiken-sei
KO한국어
치명성
chi-myeong-seong
MSBahasa Melayu
kematian
ke-ma-tia-an
NLNederlands
dodelijkheid
do-de-lijk-heid
NONorsk
dødelighet
doed-li-ge-het
PLPolski
zbrodniczość
zbrod-ni-cho-s-ci
PTPortuguês
mortalidade
mor-ta-li-dade
RORomână
mortalitate
mor-ta-li-tate
RUРусский
опасность
o-pas-nost'
SVSvenska
dödlighet
doed-li-get
SWKiswahili
hatari
ha-ta-ri
TAதமிழ்
மரணத்திறன்
mara-nat-thir-an
TEతెలుగు
మరణాన్ని
mara-naanni
THไทย
ความร้ายแรง
khwam rai-raeng
TLTL
kamatayan
ka-ma-ta-yan
TRTürkçe
ölümcülük
o-lyum-cyu-luk
UKУкраїнська
небезпечність
ne-bez-pe-ch-nist'
VITiếng Việt
tính chết người
tinh chet nguoi
ZUZU
ukuthula
u-ku-thu-la