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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 lifelessly word
- adjective lifelessly not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter. 1
- adjective lifelessly destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. 1
- adjective lifelessly deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies. 1
- adjective lifelessly without animation, liveliness, or spirit; dull; colorless; torpid: a lifeless performance of a play. 1
- adjective lifelessly insensible, as a person who has fainted. 1
- noun lifelessly Without life or appearing to be without life. 1
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Origin of lifelessly
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 Lifelessly
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
lifelessly 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.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
lifelessly usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for lifelessly
adv lifelessly
- dully — not sharp; blunt: a dull knife.
- blandly — If you do something blandly, you do it in a calm and quiet way.
- monotonously — lacking in variety; tediously unvarying: the monotonous flat scenery.
- sluggishly — indisposed to action or exertion; lacking in energy; lazy; indolent: a sluggish disposition.
- hyper-emotional — pertaining to or involving emotion or the emotions.
adverb lifelessly
- inertly — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- motionless — without motion: a motionless statue.
- insensibly — incapable of feeling or perceiving; deprived of sensation; unconscious, as a person after a violent blow.
- limply — lacking stiffness or firmness, as of substance, fiber, structure, or bodily frame: a limp body.
- hyperresponsive — responding especially readily and sympathetically to appeals, efforts, influences, etc.: a responsive government.
Antonyms for lifelessly
adverb lifelessly
- animatedly — full of life, action, or spirit; lively; vigorous: an animated debate on the death penalty.
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