dead vs decedent

decedent vs dead

dead and decedent both are nouns.

dead is an adjective but decedent is not an adjective.

dead is an adverb but decedent is not an adverb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dead	Yes	Yes	No	Yes
decedent	Yes	No	No	No

dead (noun)	decedent (noun)
people who are no longer living	someone who is no longer alive
a time when coldness (or some other quality associated with death) is intense

dead (adjective)	decedent (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat
the complete stoppage of an action
not surviving in active use
physically inactive
devoid of activity
lacking resilience or bounce
out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown
devoid of physical sensation; numb
(followed by `to') not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive
no longer having force or relevance
unerringly accurate
not circulating or flowing
very tired
drained of electric charge; discharged
not yielding a return
lacking acoustic resonance

dead (adverb)	decedent (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation

Difference between dead and decedent

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