deceased
/di'si:st/
Definition
Adjective:
- No longer living; dead: Used to describe a person who has died. This term is more formal and respectful than simply saying "dead."
Noun:
- A dead person or people: Typically used with the definite article "the" to refer to a person who has died, especially in legal or formal contexts.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The police are searching for the next of kin of the deceased man.
- All assets were transferred to the deceased individual's children.
Noun (usually "the deceased"):
- The will of the deceased was read yesterday.
- The deceased left behind a large family.
Advanced Usage
- "The late" vs. "the deceased": "The late" is often used as a respectful adjective before a name (e.g., ). "The deceased" is used more as a formal noun to refer to the dead person in a general or legal sense.
- Legal and official contexts: The term is standard in legal documents, police reports, obituaries, and formal announcements to refer to a person who has died.
Variants and Related Words
- Decease (verb, formal): To die.
- He deceased without leaving a will.
- Decedent (noun, chiefly US legal): A deceased person.
Synonyms
- Dead (adj): No longer alive. (Less formal than "deceased.")
- Departed (adj, noun, euphemistic): Dead. Often used in the phrase "dear departed."
- Late (adj): Recently deceased. (Used before a name: ).
Antonyms
- Living (adj): Alive.
- Alive (adj): Living; not dead.
Related Phrases
- Rest in peace: A common expression of hope that a deceased person's soul finds peace.
- Estate of the deceased: The total property and assets left by a person at death.
Adjective
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dead
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he is deceased
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our dear departed friend
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Noun
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someone who is no longer alive
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I wonder what the dead person would have done
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