dying

English Thesaurus

1. the time when something ends (noun.time)

hypernym	:	end, ending,
definition	:	the point in time at which something ends (noun.time)

hyponym	:	grave,
definition	:	death of a person (noun.time)

part meronym	:	life, life-time, lifespan, lifetime,
definition	:	the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) (noun.time)

2. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be (adj.all)

similar	:	moribund,
definition	:	being on the point of death; breathing your last (adj.all)

similar	:	last,
definition	:	occurring at the time of death (adj.all)

3. eagerly desirous (adj.all)

similar	:	eager,
definition	:	having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy (adj.all)

domain usage	:	colloquialism,
definition	:	a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech (noun.communication)

4. the time when something ends (noun.time)

antonym	:	birth,
definition	:	the time when something begins (especially life) (noun.time)

derivation	:	die,
definition	:	disappear or come to an end (verb.change)

5. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be (adj.all)

antonym	:	nascent,
definition	:	being born or beginning (adj.all)

6. the time when something ends (noun.time)

antonym	:	birth,
definition	:	the time when something begins (especially life) (noun.time)

derivation	:	die,
definition	:	disappear or come to an end (verb.change)

7. in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be (adj.all)

antonym	:	nascent,
definition	:	being born or beginning (adj.all)