Difference between Dead and Departed

What is the difference between Dead and Departed?

Dead as a noun is time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense. while Departed as a noun is a dead person or persons.

Dead

Part of speech: noun

Definition: Time when coldness, darkness, or stillness is most intense. Those who have died.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: No longer living. Figuratively, not alive; lacking life be dead to (person) : So hated by that they are absolutely ignored. Without emotion. Stationary; static. Without interest to one of the senses; dull; flat. Unproductive. Completely inactive; without power; without a signal. Broken or inoperable. No longer used or required. Not in play. Full and complete. Exact. Experiencing pins and needles (paresthesia).

Part of speech: adverb

Definition: Exactly right. Very, absolutely, extremely, suddenly.

Part of speech: verb

Definition: to prevent by disabling; stop

Example sentence: A word is dead when it is said, some say. I say it just begins to live that day.

Departed

Part of speech: verb

Definition: To leave.

Part of speech: noun

Definition: A dead person or persons.

Part of speech: adjective

Definition: dead

We hope you now know whether to use Dead or Departed in your sentence.

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