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a. : dead. b. : inanimate. c. : lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid. d. : destitute of living beings. lifelessly adverb. lifelessness noun. Synonyms. asleep. breathless. cold. dead. deceased. defunct. demised. departed. fallen. gone.
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.
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.
Lifeless definition: not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate. See examples of LIFELESS used in a sentence.
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. 2. adjective.
Definition of lifeless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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.
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]
Meaning & use. Pronunciation. Forms. Frequency. Compounds & derived words. Factsheet. What does the adjective lifeless mean? There are five meanings listed in OED's entry for the adjective lifeless. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence. See meaning & use. How common is the adjective lifeless?
Lifeless Definition. līflĭs. Meanings. Synonyms. Sentences. Definition Source. Origin. Adjective. Filter. adjective. Without life. Webster's New World. Similar definitions. Having lost life; dead. American Heritage. Similar definitions. Not inhabited by living beings or capable of sustaining life. A lifeless planet. American Heritage.
