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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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   : destitute of living beings. lifelessly adverb. lifelessness noun. Synonyms. asleep. breathless. cold. dead. deceased. defunct. demised. departed. fallen. gone.

3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishLIFELESS | English meaning - Cambridge 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. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish. posthumously.

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.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishLIFELESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

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   lifeless. (laɪfləs ) 1. adjective. 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.

6. dictionary.cambridge.org › us › dictionaryLIFELESS | 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. bite. bleed out. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish. posthumously.

7. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › lifelessLifeless - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

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   Definitions of lifeless. adjective. deprived of life; no longer living. “a lifeless body” synonyms: exanimate. dead. no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life. adjective. destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings. “after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly” synonyms: empty.

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

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   Definition of lifeless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.