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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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2. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › lifelessLifeless Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

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   The meaning of LIFELESS is having no life. How to use lifeless in a sentence.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIFELESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

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   adjective. uk / ˈlaɪf.ləs / us / ˈlaɪf.ləs /. Add to word list. dead: His lifeless body lay on the floor. showing little energy or interest: a lifeless performance. not filled with or used by people: The offices are still empty and lifeless.

4. www.dictionary.com › browse › lifelessLIFELESS Definition & Meaning - Dictionary.com

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   Lifeless definition: not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate. See examples of LIFELESS used in a sentence.

5. www.thefreedictionary.com › lifelessLifeless - definition of lifeless by ... - The Free Dictionary

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   adj. 1. not endowed with life; inanimate: lifeless matter. 2. destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. 3. deprived of life; dead. 4. without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; torpid: a lifeless performance. 5. insensible, as a person who has fainted. [before 1000]

6. www.collinsdictionary.com › english › lifelessLIFELESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   If a person or animal is lifeless, they are dead, or are so still that they appear to be dead. Their cold-blooded killers had then dragged their lifeless bodies upstairs to the bathroom. There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless. Synonyms: dead, unconscious, extinct, deceased More Synonyms of lifeless.

7. dictionary.cambridge.org › english › lifelessLIFELESS | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary

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   showing little energy or interest: a lifeless performance. not filled with or used by people: The offices are still empty and lifeless. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Death and dying. all-cause mortality. antemortem. bereave.

8. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definitionlifeless adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and ...

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   not living; not having living things growing on or in it. not bright or exciting; not having the qualities that make something/somebody interesting and full of life synonym lacklustre. Her hair was lifeless and uncombed. The acting was dull and rather lifeless.