- Having no life; inanimate.
- Having lost life; dead. See synonyms at dead.
- Not inhabited by living beings; not capable of sustaining life.
- Lacking vitality or animation; dull: a lifeless party.
lifelessness life'less·ness n.
Dictionary:
life·less (līf'lĭs) ![]() |
| Thesaurus: lifeless |
adjective
| Antonyms: lifeless |
Definition: dead
Antonyms: alive, animate, living
adj
Definition: dull, spiritless
Antonyms: animate, energetic, lively, spirited
| WordNet: lifeless |
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
| Translations: Lifeless |
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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