adj.

No longer living; dead. See synonyms at dead.

n., pl. deceased.

A dead person.

adjective

No longer alive: asleep, dead, defunct, departed, extinct, gone, late, lifeless. Idioms: at rest, pushing up daisies. See live/die.

adj

Definition: dead
Antonyms: alive, born, lively, living

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One who has ceased to live; in property, the alternative term decedent is generally used. In criminal law, "the deceased" refers to the victim of a homicide.

(DOD) A casualty status applicable to a person who is either known to have died, determined to have died on the basis of conclusive evidence, or declared to be dead on the basis of a presumptive finding of death. The recovery of remains is not a prerequisite to determining or declaring a person deceased. See also casualty status.

IN BRIEF: Dead; a dead person.

When the coroner arrived, the pedestrian was pronounced deceased.

Tutor's tip: It turned out the "deceased" (a dead person) had a "diseased" (sick or unhealthy) liver.

Dansk (Danish)
n. - afdøde
adj. - død

Nederlands (Dutch)
overleden, overledene (n)

Français (French)
n. - défunt
adj. - décédé

Deutsch (German)
n. - Verstorbener
adj. - gestorben, verstorben

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - (απο)θανών, εκλιπών, μακαρίτης
adj. - (απο)θανών, εκλιπών

Italiano (Italian)
defunto

Português (Portuguese)
n. - falecido (m)
adj. - finado

Русский (Russian)
покойник, покойный

Español (Spanish)
n. - el difunto, los difuntos
adj. - fallecido, difunto

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - den avlidne
adj. - avliden

中文（简体） (Chinese (Simplified))
死者, 已故的

中文（繁體） (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 死者
adj. - 已故的

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 고인
adj. - 죽은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 死去した
n. - 故人

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) الميت, الفقيد (صفه) ميت‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮מת, מנוח‬
adj. - ‮מת, מנוח‬

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mass cards for the deceased