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- [lahyf-lis]
- /ˈlaɪf lɪs/
- /ˈlaɪf.ləs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [lahyf-lis]
- /ˈlaɪf lɪs/
Definitions of lifeless word
- adjective lifeless not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter. 1
- adjective lifeless destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. 1
- adjective lifeless deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies. 1
- adjective lifeless without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid: a lifeless performance of a play. 1
- adjective lifeless insensible, as a person who has fainted. 1
- noun lifeless Dead or apparently dead. 1
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Origin of lifeless
First appearance:
before 1000 One of the 6% oldest English words
before 1000; Middle English lifles, Old English līflēas. See life, -less
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Parts of speech for Lifeless
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lifeless popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
lifeless usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lifeless
adj lifeless
- barren — A barren landscape is dry and bare, and has very few plants and no trees.
- bare — If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing.
- inert — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- uninhabited — having inhabitants; occupied; lived in or on: an inhabited island.
- comatose — A person who is comatose is in a coma.
adjective lifeless
- unresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
- unmoving — not moving; still; motionless.
- motionless — without motion: a motionless statue.
- limp — to walk with a labored, jerky movement, as when lame.
- empty — A container (esp. a bottle or glass) left empty of its contents.
Antonyms for lifeless
adj lifeless
- living — having life; being alive; not dead: living persons.
- lively — eventful, stirring, or exciting: The opposition gave us a lively time.
- spirited — pertaining to something that works by burning alcoholic spirits: a spirit stove.
- full — completely filled; containing all that can be held; filled to utmost capacity: a full cup.
- alive — If people or animals are alive, they are not dead.
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