Lethality (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of being deadly.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The new virus showed increased lethality, spreading quickly and claiming many lives.
- The lethality of the venom made it one of the deadliest snakes in the world.
- The military's primary goal was to increase the lethality of their new missile system.
- Scientists studied the lethality of the disease, trying to understand its effects on the population.
- The lethality of the toxin was so high that even a small dose could be fatal.