dead, 6 feet under. passed away.
inanimate
Police examined the lifeless body.
The word "lifeless" is an adjective. It describes something that lacks life or vitality.
life
The root word for "lifeless" is "life." The suffix "-less" is added to form the opposite meaning, indicating the absence of life.
It could be death or lifeless.
Example sentence for the adjective lifeless:The walkway of the creepy old house was lined with lifeless plants.
The word for something desiccated or lifeless is "withered." It conveys a sense of being dried out, shriveled, or lacking vitality. Another term that can be used is "desiccated," which specifically refers to something that has been dried out and is devoid of moisture. Both words evoke imagery of something that has lost its former liveliness or essence.
In the sentence "On a breezy day nothing looks lifeless," the word "breezy" is the adjective. It describes the noun "day" by indicating the type of weather. The adjective "lifeless" also describes "nothing," but "breezy" is the primary adjective in this context.
It looks like a verb, but it is an adjective. It is similar to the adjective "inanimate". Exanimate means without spirit, lifeless, or appearing lifeless.
Plain, Boring, Lifeless, Dull,
lifeless, sluggish
miserable, deflated, hopeless, lifeless, lost, depressed. :(