dead vs late

dead is a noun but late is not a noun.

dead and late both are adjectives.

dead and late both are adverbs.

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

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

dead (adjective)	late (adjective)
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life	being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat	of a later stage in the development of a language or literature; used especially of dead languages
the complete stoppage of an action	at or toward an end or late period or stage of development
not surviving in active use	having died recently
physically inactive	of the immediate past or just previous to the present time
devoid of activity	after the expected or usual time; delayed
lacking resilience or bounce	(used especially of persons) of the immediate past
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)	late (adverb)
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers	later than usual or than expected
quickly and without warning; happening unexpectedly; on impulse; without premeditation	to an advanced time
	at an advanced age or stage
	in the recent past

Difference between dead and late

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