Definition of listless in English:

listless

adjective ˈlɪs(t)ləsˈlɪs(t)ləs

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
bouts of listless depression
Example sentencesExamples
- When we lose touch with our authentic desire, we become listless and apathetic.
- The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic.
- The streets are so listless and dull that every time I walk down one I can't help feeling they want me to be sad too.
- This is not a good show for a listless Sunday afternoon.
- He seemed listless and uninterested at times last year - and ineffective at others.
- You may feel tired and listless physically and need to balance your diet, manage stress and take care of health problems.
- A full stomach draws blood to the belly and away from the brain, leaving you listless and dull.
- Some of the prose seems, dare I say it, listless, almost bored.
- The change was dramatic: he became listless and unresponsive.
- After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic.
- I was listless, too sick and weak to say much of anything to defend myself.
- He brought an extra life to the character who stands listless before a deluge of tragedies as his children die in succession.
- She was listless, helpless, but not suicidal, and used cocaine sporadically.
- Pride, as they say, is all that is left to play for, but even that appears in short supply in two listless, morale-free, rugby nations.
- I could smell the electricity hanging in the listless air.
- The tempo never varies from a listless crawl; the vocals, rhythms and arrangements all struggle to stay in the background.
- Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her.
- On Sunday, they were listless throughout and the two goal winning margin is a flattering one from their perspective.
- He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out.
- My suspicions were confirmed on tasting the dish - the sauce turned out to be a drab and listless affair, making the chewy meat even more of a misery to eat.
Synonyms
lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete
languid, languorous, languishing, inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid, supine, half-hearted, lukewarm, indifferent, uninterested, impassive
indolent, idle, apathetic, shiftless, slothful
passive, dull, heavy

Derivatives

listlessly

adverb ˈlɪstləsli

The children nap and watch television while the parents sit listlessly by the filthy pool and demand more ice for their drinks from harried servants.
Example sentencesExamples
- The youths hanging round the fountain, or drifting listlessly from chip shop to pub to street corner, have no sense of ownership of the history that made their town.
- Instead, the children sit listlessly in the shade of the only tree in the yard, shuffling their feet, drawing lines in the sand, and dozing.
- Now she sits listlessly all day long, keeping to herself.
- If our sense of future is weak, we live listlessly.

listlessness

noun ˈlɪstləsnəsˈlɪs(t)ləsnəs

But can't we have a little listlessness in our lives, some sloth, a dollop or two of drowsiness?
Example sentencesExamples
- And now there is this sense of listlessness, this lack of initiative and disorientation, now that no one is giving orders.
- Everyone seems to be eaten up by laziness and listlessness.
- While it can be effectively treated with antibiotics, depression and listlessness can persist for some time.
- This protects iron stores for the other functions, but weakness and listlessness or intellectual decline have been attributed to lack of iron for the brain, especially in children.

Origin

Middle English: from list³ + -less.

Definition of listless in US English:

listless

adjectiveˈlis(t)ləsˈlɪs(t)ləs

(of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
bouts of listless depression
Example sentencesExamples
- After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic.
- The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic.
- A full stomach draws blood to the belly and away from the brain, leaving you listless and dull.
- Some of the prose seems, dare I say it, listless, almost bored.
- I was listless, too sick and weak to say much of anything to defend myself.
- She was listless, helpless, but not suicidal, and used cocaine sporadically.
- I could smell the electricity hanging in the listless air.
- Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her.
- On Sunday, they were listless throughout and the two goal winning margin is a flattering one from their perspective.
- The change was dramatic: he became listless and unresponsive.
- He seemed listless and uninterested at times last year - and ineffective at others.
- This is not a good show for a listless Sunday afternoon.
- Pride, as they say, is all that is left to play for, but even that appears in short supply in two listless, morale-free, rugby nations.
- He brought an extra life to the character who stands listless before a deluge of tragedies as his children die in succession.
- When we lose touch with our authentic desire, we become listless and apathetic.
- You may feel tired and listless physically and need to balance your diet, manage stress and take care of health problems.
- My suspicions were confirmed on tasting the dish - the sauce turned out to be a drab and listless affair, making the chewy meat even more of a misery to eat.
- The streets are so listless and dull that every time I walk down one I can't help feeling they want me to be sad too.
- He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out.
- The tempo never varies from a listless crawl; the vocals, rhythms and arrangements all struggle to stay in the background.
Synonyms
lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete

Origin

Middle English: from list + -less.

单词	listless
释义	Definition of listless in English: listless adjective ˈlɪs(t)ləsˈlɪs(t)ləs (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm. bouts of listless depression Example sentencesExamples When we lose touch with our authentic desire, we become listless and apathetic. The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic. The streets are so listless and dull that every time I walk down one I can't help feeling they want me to be sad too. This is not a good show for a listless Sunday afternoon. He seemed listless and uninterested at times last year - and ineffective at others. You may feel tired and listless physically and need to balance your diet, manage stress and take care of health problems. A full stomach draws blood to the belly and away from the brain, leaving you listless and dull. Some of the prose seems, dare I say it, listless, almost bored. The change was dramatic: he became listless and unresponsive. After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic. I was listless, too sick and weak to say much of anything to defend myself. He brought an extra life to the character who stands listless before a deluge of tragedies as his children die in succession. She was listless, helpless, but not suicidal, and used cocaine sporadically. Pride, as they say, is all that is left to play for, but even that appears in short supply in two listless, morale-free, rugby nations. I could smell the electricity hanging in the listless air. The tempo never varies from a listless crawl; the vocals, rhythms and arrangements all struggle to stay in the background. Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her. On Sunday, they were listless throughout and the two goal winning margin is a flattering one from their perspective. He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out. My suspicions were confirmed on tasting the dish - the sauce turned out to be a drab and listless affair, making the chewy meat even more of a misery to eat. Synonyms lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete languid, languorous, languishing, inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid, supine, half-hearted, lukewarm, indifferent, uninterested, impassive indolent, idle, apathetic, shiftless, slothful passive, dull, heavy Derivatives listlessly adverb ˈlɪstləsli The children nap and watch television while the parents sit listlessly by the filthy pool and demand more ice for their drinks from harried servants. Example sentencesExamples The youths hanging round the fountain, or drifting listlessly from chip shop to pub to street corner, have no sense of ownership of the history that made their town. Instead, the children sit listlessly in the shade of the only tree in the yard, shuffling their feet, drawing lines in the sand, and dozing. Now she sits listlessly all day long, keeping to herself. If our sense of future is weak, we live listlessly. listlessness noun ˈlɪstləsnəsˈlɪs(t)ləsnəs But can't we have a little listlessness in our lives, some sloth, a dollop or two of drowsiness? Example sentencesExamples And now there is this sense of listlessness, this lack of initiative and disorientation, now that no one is giving orders. Everyone seems to be eaten up by laziness and listlessness. While it can be effectively treated with antibiotics, depression and listlessness can persist for some time. This protects iron stores for the other functions, but weakness and listlessness or intellectual decline have been attributed to lack of iron for the brain, especially in children. Origin Middle English: from list³ + -less. Definition of listless in US English: listless adjectiveˈlis(t)ləsˈlɪs(t)ləs (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm. bouts of listless depression Example sentencesExamples After seemingly endless weeks of constant commotion, they appear listless and lethargic. The tigers paced desperately and the gorillas and chimps seemed listless and apathetic. A full stomach draws blood to the belly and away from the brain, leaving you listless and dull. Some of the prose seems, dare I say it, listless, almost bored. I was listless, too sick and weak to say much of anything to defend myself. She was listless, helpless, but not suicidal, and used cocaine sporadically. I could smell the electricity hanging in the listless air. Her friend seemed so apathetic and listless she wanted to shake her. On Sunday, they were listless throughout and the two goal winning margin is a flattering one from their perspective. The change was dramatic: he became listless and unresponsive. He seemed listless and uninterested at times last year - and ineffective at others. This is not a good show for a listless Sunday afternoon. Pride, as they say, is all that is left to play for, but even that appears in short supply in two listless, morale-free, rugby nations. He brought an extra life to the character who stands listless before a deluge of tragedies as his children die in succession. When we lose touch with our authentic desire, we become listless and apathetic. You may feel tired and listless physically and need to balance your diet, manage stress and take care of health problems. My suspicions were confirmed on tasting the dish - the sauce turned out to be a drab and listless affair, making the chewy meat even more of a misery to eat. The streets are so listless and dull that every time I walk down one I can't help feeling they want me to be sad too. He had been listless, short of stamina and unable to make his mark on the match, all of which is more troubling than his miss in the penalty shoot-out. The tempo never varies from a listless crawl; the vocals, rhythms and arrangements all struggle to stay in the background. Synonyms lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete Origin Middle English: from list + -less.
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