listlessadj.

Brit.

/ˈlɪs(t)lᵻs/, U.S.

/ˈlɪs(t)lᵻs/

Etymology: < list n.⁴ + -less suffix. Compare the doublet lustless adj., which occurs in the sense of ‘listless’ (translating Latin deses) as early as 1398.

Of persons, their actions, etc.: †(a) destitute of relish or inclination for some specified object or pursuit; const. of (obsolete); (b) characterized by unwillingness to move, act, or make any exertion; marked by languid indifference as to what goes on around one, or as to what one has to do.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective]

unlustyc1225

sleepyc1384

phlegmatica1400

listlessc1440

owlist1440

unlisty1440

phlegmyc1450

sweyntc1450

supine1554

resty1565

unactive1591

sleepy-headed1600

log-like1602

inertious1611

stupefied?1611

lethargic1612

sedentary1625

torpent1647

torpid1656

torpulent1657

softly1664

inert1774

vegetative1789

spiritless1798

unenergetic1805

sloomy1820

slow-going1825

inenergetic1826

comatose1828

moony1847

mooning1864

torpid-minded1909

narcoleptic1965

vegged1986

the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > languidly indifferent

listlessc1440

the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > lacking desire or appetite > for or in some specific thing

listlessc1440

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 307/2 Lystles, desidiosus, segnis.

1667 N. Fairfax in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 549 He was ever a listless, dull and melancholy fellow.

1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Author's Apol. sig. A6^v This Book is writ in such a Dialect As may the minds of listless men affect.

1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 133 The sick..idle in their empty Hives remain, Benum'd with Cold, and listless of their Gain.

1702 Eng. Theophrastus 136 Intemperance and sensuality do make men's minds listless and unactive.

1751 T. Gray Elegy xxvi. 10 His listless Length at Noontide wou'd he stretch.

1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. Pref. p. iii A dull discourse naturally produces a listless audience.

1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. App. 739 The playthings of children should be calculated to fix their attention, that they may not get a habit of doing any thing in a listless manner.

1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 78 The listless strokes of his axe proclaimed his exhaustion.

1883 T. Martin Life Ld. Lyndhurst v. 121 Listless students of law do not make their way at the Bar.

absolute.1758 S. Johnson Idler 29 Apr. 25 By what methods the listless may be actuated.in combination.1822 Countess of Blessington Magic Lantern 8 A listless looking young man.

Derivatives

† listlesshede n. Obsolete listlessness.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun]

accidiaOE

accidie?c1225

lethargyc1380

faintness1398

lithernessc1425

listlesshedec1440

owlisthead1440

supinity1548

lustlessness1556

benumbedness1566

phlegm1578

apoplexy1589

acedia1607

torpor1607

drowsiness1611

torpidity1614

languishmentc1620

hebetude1621

acedy1623

inerty1623

supineness1640

listlessness1646

cadaveriety1651

inertitude1656

oscitation1656

torpulency1657

sopor1658

phlegmaticness1659

lethargicalness1664

torpidnessa1676

faineantisea1684

phlegmatism1688

vis inertiae1710

torpitude1713

moonery1764

donothingness1814

benumbment1817

inertia1821

languor1825

donothingism1839

Mondayishness1850

mooniness1852

mooning1857

fainéantisme1873

sog1874

Oblomovism1902

the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > languid indifference

listlesshedec1440

listlessness1646

c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 307/2 Lystles-hede, segnicies, desidia.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	listless
释义	listlessadj. Brit. /ˈlɪs(t)lᵻs/, U.S. /ˈlɪs(t)lᵻs/ Etymology: < list n.⁴ + -less suffix. Compare the doublet lustless adj., which occurs in the sense of ‘listless’ (translating Latin deses) as early as 1398. Of persons, their actions, etc.: †(a) destitute of relish or inclination for some specified object or pursuit; const. of (obsolete); (b) characterized by unwillingness to move, act, or make any exertion; marked by languid indifference as to what goes on around one, or as to what one has to do. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [adjective] unlustyc1225 sleepyc1384 phlegmatica1400 listlessc1440 owlist1440 unlisty1440 phlegmyc1450 sweyntc1450 supine1554 resty1565 unactive1591 sleepy-headed1600 log-like1602 inertious1611 stupefied?1611 lethargic1612 sedentary1625 torpent1647 torpid1656 torpulent1657 softly1664 inert1774 vegetative1789 spiritless1798 unenergetic1805 sloomy1820 slow-going1825 inenergetic1826 comatose1828 moony1847 mooning1864 torpid-minded1909 narcoleptic1965 vegged1986 the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > languidly indifferent listlessc1440 the mind > emotion > indifference > [adjective] > lacking desire or appetite > for or in some specific thing listlessc1440 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 307/2 Lystles, desidiosus, segnis. 1667 N. Fairfax in Philos. Trans. (Royal Soc.) 2 549 He was ever a listless, dull and melancholy fellow. 1678 J. Bunyan Pilgrim's Progress Author's Apol. sig. A6^v This Book is writ in such a Dialect As may the minds of listless men affect. View more context for this quotation 1697 J. Dryden tr. Virgil Georgics iv, in tr. Virgil Wks. 133 The sick..idle in their empty Hives remain, Benum'd with Cold, and listless of their Gain. View more context for this quotation 1702 Eng. Theophrastus 136 Intemperance and sensuality do make men's minds listless and unactive. 1751 T. Gray Elegy xxvi. 10 His listless Length at Noontide wou'd he stretch. 1766 J. Fordyce Serm. Young Women I. Pref. p. iii A dull discourse naturally produces a listless audience. 1798 M. Edgeworth & R. L. Edgeworth Pract. Educ. II. App. 739 The playthings of children should be calculated to fix their attention, that they may not get a habit of doing any thing in a listless manner. 1860 J. Tyndall Glaciers of Alps i. xi. 78 The listless strokes of his axe proclaimed his exhaustion. 1883 T. Martin Life Ld. Lyndhurst v. 121 Listless students of law do not make their way at the Bar. absolute.1758 S. Johnson Idler 29 Apr. 25 By what methods the listless may be actuated.in combination.1822 Countess of Blessington Magic Lantern 8 A listless looking young man. Derivatives † listlesshede n. Obsolete listlessness. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > inaction > disinclination to act or listlessness > [noun] accidiaOE accidie?c1225 lethargyc1380 faintness1398 lithernessc1425 listlesshedec1440 owlisthead1440 supinity1548 lustlessness1556 benumbedness1566 phlegm1578 apoplexy1589 acedia1607 torpor1607 drowsiness1611 torpidity1614 languishmentc1620 hebetude1621 acedy1623 inerty1623 supineness1640 listlessness1646 cadaveriety1651 inertitude1656 oscitation1656 torpulency1657 sopor1658 phlegmaticness1659 lethargicalness1664 torpidnessa1676 faineantisea1684 phlegmatism1688 vis inertiae1710 torpitude1713 moonery1764 donothingness1814 benumbment1817 inertia1821 languor1825 donothingism1839 Mondayishness1850 mooniness1852 mooning1857 fainéantisme1873 sog1874 Oblomovism1902 the mind > emotion > indifference > [noun] > languid indifference listlesshedec1440 listlessness1646 c1440 Promptorium Parvulorum 307/2 Lystles-hede, segnicies, desidia. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1903; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < adj.c1440
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