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   lifeless

   /ˈlʌɪflɪs/

   adjective

   • 1. dead or apparently dead: "his lifeless body was taken from the river" Similar deaddeceaseddefunctdepartedlateextinctperishedgoneno morepassed on/awaystiffcold(as) dead as a doornailrare:demisedexanimateOpposite alive
   • ▪ lacking vigour, vitality, or excitement: "dull and lifeless hair" Similar lacklustrespiritlesslacking vitalityapathetictorpidlethargicdullmonotonousboringtediousdrearyinsipidunexcitingwearisomeblanddrabdryflatstaticstiffwoodenmechanicaluninspiredinexpressiveexpressionlessemotionlesscolourlesscharacterlesstwo-dimensionaluninspiringlanklustrelessOpposite livelyvibrant
   • 2. devoid of living things: "the lifeless landscapes of the moon" Similar barrensterilebaredesolatestarkaridinfertileuncultivatedemptyuninhabitedunoccupiedcoldbleakjoylesscolourlesscharacterlesssoulless

   Word Origin Old Englishlīflēas (see life, -less).

   Derivatives

   • 1. lifelessly adverb
   • 2. lifelessness noun

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