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Dictionary: life·less   (līf'lĭs) pronunciation
adj.
  1. Having no life; inanimate.
  2. Having lost life; dead. See synonyms at dead.
  3. Not inhabited by living beings; not capable of sustaining life.
  4. Lacking vitality or animation; dull: a lifeless party.
lifelessly life'less·ly adv.
lifelessness life'less·ness n.

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adj

Definition: dead
Antonyms: alive, animate, living

adj

Definition: dull, spiritless
Antonyms: animate, energetic, lively, spirited


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The adjective has 4 meanings:

Meaning #1: deprived of life; no longer living
  Synonym: exanimate

Meaning #2: destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

Meaning #3: lacking animation or excitement or activity
  Synonym: dead

Meaning #4: not having the capacity to support life


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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - livløs, død, mat, sløv

Nederlands (Dutch)
zielloos, voor dood, levenloos, bewusteloos, futloos, saai

Français (French)
adj. - inanimé, sans vie, (fig) manquant de vie, peu vivant, éteint (une voix)

Deutsch (German)
adj. - leblos, unbelebt, ohne Leben

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - άψυχος, νεκρός, ψόφιος, χωρίς ζωή, χωρίς κέφι

Italiano (Italian)
inanimato, apatico, esangue

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - sem vida, morto, inerte, desanimado

Русский (Russian)
безжизненный, неживой

Español (Spanish)
adj. - sin vida, muerto, exánime, soso, flojo, falto de vida, chato, sin interés

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - livlös, död, (friare äv.) utan liv, matt, trög, andefattig

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
无生命的, 死气沉沉的, 无趣味的

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 無生命的, 死氣沈沈的, 無趣味的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 생명이 없는 , 죽은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 生命のない, 死んだ, 生物のいない, 生気のない, 活気のない

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) غير ذي حياة, ميت, فاقد الوعي أو الحس, تعوزه الحيويه أو الروح, مقفر, غير مأهول‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮מחוסר הכרה, חסר-חיים, מת, חסר תנועה או חיוניות‬


 
 
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