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View usage for: (laɪfləs) 1. adjectiveIf 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 thebathroom. There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless. Synonyms: dead, unconscious, extinct, deceased More Synonyms of lifeless 2. adjectiveIf you describe an object or a machine as lifeless, you mean that they are not living things, even though they may resemble living things. It was made of plaster, hard and white and lifeless, bearing no resemblance to humanflesh. 3. adjectiveA lifeless place or area does not have anything living or growing there at all. Dry stone walls may appear lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plantsand animals. Synonyms: barren, empty, desert, bare More Synonyms of lifeless 4. adjectiveIf you describe a person, or something such as an artistic performance or a town as lifeless, you mean they lack any lively or exciting qualities. [disapproval] With one exception his novels are shallow and lifeless things. ...a lifeless portrait of an elderly woman. Synonyms: dull, cold, flat, hollow More Synonyms of lifeless lifeless in British English (ˈlaɪflɪs) adjective1. without life; inanimate; dead 2. not sustaining living organisms 3. having no vitality or animation Derived forms lifelessly (ˈlifelessly) adverb lifelessness (ˈlifelessness) noun lifeless in American English (ˈlaɪflɪs) adjective1. without life ; specif.,a. that never had life; inanimate b. that no longer has life; dead c. having no living beings a lifeless planet SIMILAR WORDS: dead Derived forms lifelessly (ˈlifelessly) adverb lifelessness (ˈlifelessness) noun Examples of 'lifeless' in a sentencelifeless In other languageslifeless British English: lifeless ADJECTIVE If a person or animal is lifeless, they are dead. The man in the water looked lifeless. - American English: lifeless
- Brazilian Portuguese: sem vida
- Chinese: 无生命的人或动物
- European Spanish: inerte
- French: inanimé
- German: leblos
- Italian: senza vita
- Japanese: 死んでいる
- Korean: 죽은
- European Portuguese: sem vida
- Latin American Spanish: inerte
Definition inanimate There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless. Synonyms out for the count insensible in a faint insensate dead to the world (informal) Opposites living , live, alive , vital , animate, alive and kicking They may appear lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals. Definition lacking liveliness or animation His novels are shallow and lifeless. Synonyms Opposites spirited , active , lively , animated Additional synonymsDefinition lacking appropriate furnishings, etc. a bare, draughty interviewing room Synonyms empty, wanting, mean, lacking, deserted, vacant, void, scarce, barren, uninhabited, unoccupied, scanty, unfurnished Definition lacking in affection or enthusiasm He became cold and unfeeling. Synonyms distant, reserved, indifferent, aloof, glacial, cold-blooded, apathetic, frigid, unresponsive, unfeeling, passionless, undemonstrative, standoffish, affectless, phlegmatic, spiritlessDefinition dull and uninteresting He is a drab, colourless little man. Synonyms uninteresting, dull, tame, dreary, drab, lacklustre, vacuous, insipid, vapid, characterless, unmemorable - life-giving
- life-threatening
- lifeblood
- lifeless
- lifelike
- lifeline
- lifelong
Additional synonymsDefinition sound asleep Granpa lies comatose on the sofa. Synonyms inert, stupefied, out cold, somnolent, torpid, insensible, dead to the world (informal), druggedDefinition dead his recently deceased mother Synonyms dead, late, departed (euphemistic), lost, gone, expired, defunct, lifeless, pushing up daisies (informal) Definition no longer existing or working properly the leader of the now defunct Social Democratic Party Synonyms dead, extinct, gone, departed (euphemistic), expired, deceased, bygone, nonexistentthe desert wastes of Mexico Synonyms barren, dry, waste, wild, empty, bare, lonely, solitary, desolate, arid, unproductive, infertile, uninhabited, uncultivated, unfruitful, untilled Definition without inhabitants The room was bare and empty. Synonyms bare, clear, abandoned, deserted, vacant, free, void (old-fashioned), desolate, destitute, uninhabited, unoccupied, waste, unfurnished, untenanted, without contents, MT Definition (of an animal or plant species) having died out It is 250 years since the wolf became extinct in Britain. Synonyms dead, lost, gone, vanished, defunctDefinition unexciting The past few days have been flat and empty. Synonyms dull, dead, empty, boring, depressing, pointless, tedious, stale, lacklustre, tiresome, lifeless, monotonous, uninteresting, insipid, unexciting, spiritlessDefinition clumsy and slow I struggle to raise eyelids still heavy with sleep. Synonyms sluggish, slow, dull, wooden, stupid, inactive, inert, apathetic, drowsy, listless, indolent, torpid, hevE Definition lacking the qualities of living beings She thinks that inanimate objects have a life of their own. Synonyms lifeless, inert, dead, cold, extinct, defunct, inactive, soulless, quiescent, spiritless, insensate, insentient Definition inactive or lifeless He covered the inert body with a blanket Synonyms inactive, still, motionless, dead, passive, slack, static, dormant, lifeless, leaden, immobile, inanimate, unresponsive, unmoving, quiescent, torpid, unreactive, slumberous (poetic) Additional synonymsDefinition lacking sensation or consciousness Synonyms lifeless, out (informal), dead, unconscious, numbed, inert, inanimate, insensible, anaesthetized, insentient Definition lacking brilliance, force, or vitality his party's lacklustre performance during the election campaign Synonyms flat, boring, dull, dim, dry, muted, sombre, drab, lifeless, prosaic, leaden, unimaginative, uninspired, unexciting, vapid, lustrelessHe felt too miserable and lethargic to get dressed. Synonyms sluggish, slow, lazy, sleepy, heavy, dull, indifferent, debilitated, inactive, inert, languid, apathetic, drowsy, listless, comatose, stupefied, unenthusiastic, somnolent, torpid, slothful (formal), enervated, unenergetic Definition lacking interest or energy He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat. Synonyms languid, sluggish, lifeless, lethargic, heavy, limp, vacant, indifferent, languishing, inert, apathetic, lymphatic, impassive, supine, indolent, torpid, inattentive, enervated, spiritless, mopish He was lying on the ground nearby, out cold. Synonyms unconscious, out, knocked out, stunned, numb, senseless, blacked out (informal), comatose, out for the count, insensible, dead to the world (informal) Definition submissive and receptive to outside forces their passive acceptance of the new regime Synonyms submissive, resigned, compliant, receptive, lifeless, docile, nonviolent, quiescent, acquiescent, unassertive, unresisting Definition (of business) not busy Island life is too slow for her liking. Synonyms dull, quiet, boring, dead, tame, slack, sleepy, sluggish, tedious, stagnant, unproductive, inactive, one-horse (informal), uneventful, uninteresting, wearisome, dead-and-alive (British), unprogressive Definition lacking energy feeling sluggish and lethargic after a big meal Synonyms inactive, slow, lethargic, listless, heavy, dull, lifeless, inert, slow-moving, unresponsive, phlegmatic, indolent, torpid, slothful (formal) The crowds were too spiritless to resist. Synonyms apathetic, lacklustre, dispirited, listless, low (informal), depressed, dull, melancholy, lifeless, unmoved, languid, dejected, despondent, melancholic, droopy, unenthusiastic, torpid, mopy Definition not active, changing, or moving Both your pictures are of static subjects. Synonyms stationary, still, motionless, fixed, constant, stagnant, inert, immobile, unmoving, stock-still, unvarying, changelessAdditional synonymsa sterile and barren wasteland Synonyms bare, dry, unproductive, waste, empty, desert, barren, desolate, arid, infertile, unfruitfulDefinition sluggish or dull He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. Synonyms inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful (formal), benumbed, fainéant Definition unable to notice or respond to things which one would normally be aware of through the senses By the time ambulancemen arrived he was unconscious. Synonyms senseless, knocked out, out cold (informal), out, stunned, numb, dazed, blacked out (informal), in a coma, comatose, stupefied, asleep, out for the count (informal), insensible, dead to the world (informal) Definition having no people living in or on it an uninhabited island in the North Pacific Synonyms deserted, waste, barren, desolate, abandoned, empty, desert, lonely, unsettled, vacant, unoccupied, unpopulated, untenanted increasingly unproductive land Synonyms barren, sterile, infertile, dry, fruitless, unprolific Definition not cultivated or productive Yarrow can be found growing wild on waste ground. Synonyms uncultivated, wild, bare, barren, empty, devastated, dismal, dreary, desolate, unproductive, uninhabitedDefinition lacking spirit or animation It's hard to tell from his wooden expression whether he's happy or sad. Synonyms expressionless, empty, dull, blank, vacant, lifeless, deadpan, colourless, glassy, unresponsive, unemotional, emotionless, spiritless |