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View usage for: (spɪrɪtləs) adjectiveIf someone is spiritless, they lack energy, courage, and liveliness. They were too spiritless even to resist. Synonyms: apathetic, lacklustre, dispirited, listless More Synonyms of spiritless spiritless in British English (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) adjectivelacking courage or liveliness; melancholic Derived forms spiritlessly (ˈspiritlessly) adverb spiritlessness (ˈspiritlessness) noun spiritless in American English (ˈspɪrɪtlɪs) adjective lacking spirit, energy, or vigor; listless; depressed Derived forms spiritlessly (ˈspiritlessly) adverb spiritlessness (ˈspiritlessness) noun Examples of 'spiritless' in a sentencespiritless Head low, ears flattened, she sagged, spiritless, almost quaking.He had claimed his authority by default of his weak and spiritless nephew. The crowds were too spiritless to resist. Synonyms unmoved melancholic droopy mopy SeebroodingNearby words ofspiritless - spirit
- spirit something or someone away
- spirited
- spiritless
- spiritual
- spit
- spite
Additional synonymsI left feeling utterly dispirited. Synonyms disheartened, depressed, discouraged, down, low, sad, gloomy, glum, dejected, in the doldrums, despondent, downcast, morose, crestfallen, sick as a parrot (informal) Definition not lively or energetic We all feel dull and sleepy between 1 and 3pm. Synonyms lifeless, dead, heavy, slow, indifferent, sluggish, insensitive, apathetic, listless, unresponsive, passionless, insensibleDefinition lacking brilliance, force, or vitality his party's lacklustre performance during the election campaign Synonyms flat, boring, dull, dim, dry, muted, sombre, drab, lifeless, prosaic, leaden, unimaginative, uninspired, unexciting, vapid, lustrelessDefinition lacking energy He's a large languid man with a round and impassive face. Synonyms inactive, lazy, indifferent, lethargic, weary, sluggish, inert, uninterested, listless, unenthusiastic, languorous, lackadaisical, torpid, spiritlessDefinition lacking liveliness or animation His novels are shallow and lifeless. Synonyms dull, cold, flat, hollow, heavy, slow, wooden, stiff, passive, static, pointless, sluggish, lacklustre, lethargic, colourless, listless, torpid, spiritlessDefinition lacking interest or energy He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat. Synonyms languid, sluggish, lifeless, lethargic, heavy, limp, vacant, indifferent, languishing, inert, apathetic, lymphatic, impassive, supine, indolent, torpid, inattentive, enervated, spiritless, mopish Definition in a weakened physical or mental state `I didn't ask for this job, you know,' he tells friends when he is low. Synonyms dejected, down, blue, sad, depressed, unhappy, miserable, fed up, moody, gloomy, dismal, forlorn, glum, despondent, downcast, morose, disheartened, downhearted, down in the dumps (informal), sick as a parrot (informal), cheesed off (informal), brassed off (British, slang) Definition characterized by, causing, or expressing sadness It was at this time of day that I felt most melancholy. Synonyms sad, down, depressed, unhappy, low, blue, miserable, moody, gloomy, dismal, sombre, woeful, glum, mournful, dejected, despondent, dispirited, melancholic, downcast, lugubrious, pensive, sorrowful, disconsolate, joyless, doleful, downhearted, heavy-hearted, down in the dumps (informal), woebegone, down in the mouth, low-spiritedDefinition sluggish or dull He led a lazy, torpid life at the weekends. Synonyms inactive, lazy, sluggish, languid, slow, dull, passive, numb, motionless, stagnant, inert, slow-moving, lethargic, apathetic, lymphatic, drowsy, listless, indolent, languorous, somnolent, lackadaisical, slothful (formal), benumbed, fainéant Definition not keen about or interested in (something) She came across as being unenthusiastic about green issues. Synonyms indifferent, uninterested, apathetic, bored, neutral, unimpressed, lukewarm, unmoved, blasé, unresponsive, nonchalant, half-arsed (British, slang), half-assed (US, Canadian, slang), half-hearted |