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   life·less

   /ˈlīfləs/

   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 vigor, vitality, or excitement: "my hair always seems to look lifeless" Similar lacklusterspiritlesslacking vitalityapathetictorpidlethargicdullmonotonousboringtediousdrearyinsipidunexcitingwearisomeblanddrabdryflatstaticstiffwoodenmechanicaluninspiredinexpressiveexpressionlessemotionlesscolorlesscharacterlesstwo-dimensionaluninspiringlanklusterlessOpposite livelyvibrant
   • ▪ devoid of living things: "the moon is lifeless" Similar barrensterilebaredesolatestarkaridinfertileuncultivatedemptyuninhabitedunoccupiedcoldbleakjoylesscolorlesscharacterlesssoulless

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

   Derivatives

   • 1. lifelessly adverb
   • 2. lifelessness noun

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