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- Dictionarylifeless/ˈlʌɪflɪs/
adjective
- 1. dead or apparently dead: "his lifeless body was taken from the river" Similar Opposite
- 2. devoid of living things: "the lifeless landscapes of the moon" Similar
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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 phrasal verb. coroner. death toll. ghost. have one foot in the grave idiom. macabre. perish.
lifeless. adjective. life· less ˈlīf-ləs. Synonyms of lifeless. : having no life: 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. late. low.
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.
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.
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]
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.
Definition of lifeless adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
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. Synonyms: dead, unconscious, extinct, deceased More Synonyms of lifeless. 2. adjective.
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?
a : having no living things. a cold and lifeless landscape. b : dead or appearing to be dead. a lifeless body. c : lacking spirit, interest, or energy. The book's plot was lifeless and predictable. — lifelessly. adverb. His arms fell lifelessly to his sides. — lifelessness. noun [noncount]
