Lifeless
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈlaɪfləs/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Lifeless is an adjective meaning inanimate; having no life.
Meaning
inanimate; having no life.
More Meanings
- dead; having lost life
- uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
- dull or lacking vitality
Example Sentences
a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts, With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits, Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are, And might, if my extreames had ful euents, Make me the gaſtly counterfeit of death.
In a largely lifeless second half their only shot on target was a tame overhead effort from Paul Pogba, and Mourinho's already stretched squad saw Luke Shaw and Lukaku limp off late on, while Ashley Young picked up a fifth booking of the season which rules him out of Wednesday's league game at home to Arsenal.
Synonyms for lifeless
Depending on context, synonyms include immobile, inert, fixed, immotile, immovable, inanimate.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include exanimate, empty, dead, inert, inanimate, lacklustre.
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