lifeless

[ lahyf-lis ]

/ ˈlaɪf lɪs /

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adjective

not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter.

destitute of living things: a lifeless planet.

deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies.

without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid: a lifeless performance of a play.

insensible, as a person who has fainted.

Origin of lifeless

before 1000; Middle English lifles,Old English līflēas.See life, -less

SYNONYMS FOR lifeless

1 inorganic.

3 defunct.

4 inactive, inert, passive; sluggish; spiritless.

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ANTONYMS FOR lifeless

1, 3 living.

4 lively.

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3. See dead.

OTHER WORDS FROM lifeless

life·less·ly, adverblife·less·ness, noun

Words nearby lifeless

life insurance, life interest, Life is short; art is long, life is too short, life jacket, lifeless, life lesson, lifelike, lifeline, life list, lifelong

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Example sentences from the Web for lifeless

As a person in Iraq, you learn from an early age how to become “lifeless” – absolutely numb with no feelings whatsoever.
What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq|Noor|November 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
As if, after all the above, one would want anything that reeked of lifeless imitation.
How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography|Patrick Strudwick|September 8, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In that image too, a young boy stands only feet from a lifeless corpse bound to a cross and publicly displayed.
Islamic Extremists Now Crucifying People in Syria—and Tweeting Out the Pictures|Jacob Siegel|April 30, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait.
Full Text of President Obama's Eulogy for Nelson Mandela|The Daily Beast|December 10, 2013|DAILY BEAST

Villagers remember also the image of a mother and daughter, who died holding onto one another in a “lifeless embrace.”
Six Key Parts of a New Report That May Change Your View on Drones|Abby Haglage|October 22, 2013|DAILY BEAST
It is to be found in the hopeless, faithless, lifeless members of our own organization.
The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV|Various
Bridget B. claimed retrospectively that she felt dead or drugged, that her limbs were lifeless, she felt as if she had lockjaw.
Benign Stupors|August Hoch
I held her lifeless body clasped in my arms, as if I hoped by my caresses to recall her to life; but, alas!
Adventures in the Philippine Islands|Paul P. de La Gironire
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are all lifeless bodies.
Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews|Thomas Henry Huxley
Here he suddenly felt the toneless; he had the feeling one might have on looking at a deep-sea fish: it is lifeless, toneless.
The Goose Man|Jacob Wassermann

British Dictionary definitions for lifeless

lifeless

/ (ˈlaɪflɪs) /

adjective

without life; inanimate; dead

not sustaining living organisms

having no vitality or animation

unconscious

Derived forms of lifeless

lifelessly, adverblifelessness, noun

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单词	lifeless
释义	lifeless [ lahyf-lis ] / ˈlaɪf lɪs / SEE SYNONYMS FOR lifeless ON THESAURUS.COM adjective not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter. destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies. without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid: a lifeless performance of a play. insensible, as a person who has fainted. Origin of lifeless before 1000; Middle English lifles,Old English līflēas.See life, -less SYNONYMS FOR lifeless 1 inorganic. 3 defunct. 4 inactive, inert, passive; sluggish; spiritless. SEE SYNONYMS FOR lifeless ON THESAURUS.COM ANTONYMS FOR lifeless 1, 3 living. 4 lively. SEE ANTONYMS FOR lifeless ON THESAURUS.COM synonym study for lifeless 3. See dead. OTHER WORDS FROM lifeless life·less·ly, adverblife·less·ness, noun Words nearby lifeless life insurance, life interest, Life is short; art is long, life is too short, life jacket, lifeless, life lesson, lifelike, lifeline, life list, lifelong Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for lifeless As a person in Iraq, you learn from an early age how to become “lifeless” – absolutely numb with no feelings whatsoever. What It Feels Like For a Girl in Iraq\|Noor\|November 6, 2014\|DAILY BEAST As if, after all the above, one would want anything that reeked of lifeless imitation. How Horst Captured Dietrich, Rita Hayworth, and Vivien Leigh—and Changed Fashion Photography\|Patrick Strudwick\|September 8, 2014\|DAILY BEAST In that image too, a young boy stands only feet from a lifeless corpse bound to a cross and publicly displayed. Islamic Extremists Now Crucifying People in Syria—and Tweeting Out the Pictures\|Jacob Siegel\|April 30, 2014\|DAILY BEAST But Madiba himself strongly resisted such a lifeless portrait. Full Text of President Obama's Eulogy for Nelson Mandela\|The Daily Beast\|December 10, 2013\|DAILY BEAST Villagers remember also the image of a mother and daughter, who died holding onto one another in a “lifeless embrace.” Six Key Parts of a New Report That May Change Your View on Drones\|Abby Haglage\|October 22, 2013\|DAILY BEAST It is to be found in the hopeless, faithless, lifeless members of our own organization. The History of Woman Suffrage, Volume IV\|Various Bridget B. claimed retrospectively that she felt dead or drugged, that her limbs were lifeless, she felt as if she had lockjaw. Benign Stupors\|August Hoch I held her lifeless body clasped in my arms, as if I hoped by my caresses to recall her to life; but, alas! Adventures in the Philippine Islands\|Paul P. de La Gironire Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen and nitrogen are all lifeless bodies. Lay Sermons, Addresses and Reviews\|Thomas Henry Huxley Here he suddenly felt the toneless; he had the feeling one might have on looking at a deep-sea fish: it is lifeless, toneless. The Goose Man\|Jacob Wassermann British Dictionary definitions for lifeless lifeless / (ˈlaɪflɪs) / adjective without life; inanimate; dead not sustaining living organisms having no vitality or animation unconscious Derived forms of lifeless lifelessly, adverblifelessness, noun Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to lifeless barren, bare, inert, uninhabited, comatose, stiff, lackluster, passive, listless, static, drab, sluggish, lethargic, asleep, brute, cold, dead, deceased, defunct, departed
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lifeless

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