lifeless
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- dead, deceased, defunct, extinct, inanimate
- dull, colourless, flat, lacklustre, lethargic, listless, sluggish, wooden
- unconscious, comatose, dead to the world (informal), insensible

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Antonyms: living, lifeful

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English Thesaurus: dead, lifeless, late, deceased, departed, ...

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life‧less /ˈlaɪfləs/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: life, lifelessness, lifer; adjective: lifeless, lifelike, lifelong; adverb: lifelessly]

1. literary dead or appearing to be dead:
Anton’s lifeless body was found floating in the lake.

2. lacking the positive qualities that make something or someone interesting, exciting, or active Antonym : lively:
The actors’ performances were lifeless.

3. not living, or not having living things on it:
The surface of the Moon is arid and lifeless.

4. lifeless hair or skin is in bad condition and does not look healthy Synonym : dull
—lifelessly adverb
—lifelessness noun [uncountable]

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lifeless
adj.
I. dead
VERBS appear, be, lie, look She lay lifeless in the snow.
ADV. completely | almost, nearly His body was limp and almost lifeless.
apparently, seemingly She lay there, apparently lifeless.

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lifeless
II. without living things
VERBS be
ADV. completely a time when they earth was completely lifeless

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lifeless
III. dull/without interest
VERBS be, seem | become
ADV. completely | rather The acting was dull and rather lifeless.

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dead no longer alive:
the bodies of three dead soldiers
Is her father dead?
lifeless literary dead or seeming to be dead:
their lifeless bodies
late [only before noun] formal dead – use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially recently:
Mrs Lombard’s late husband
a gold Cartier bracelet that once belonged to the late American artist Andy Warhol
deceased formal dead:
Her parents, now deceased, disapproved of her marriage.
her deceased husband
They were friends of the deceased (=the person who died).
departed [only before noun] dead – used in order to be polite and avoid saying the word ‘dead’:
They paid their respects to their departed uncle.
his dear departed wife
gone [not before noun] informal dead – used especially when someone was alive not long before:
‘Is she gone?’ ‘I’m afraid so.’
dead right/wrong
You’re dead wrong, so let me handle this.
dead straight/flat
The countryside around here is dead flat all the way to the sea.
dead quiet/calm/still
The room was dead quiet while we waited for Ted to reply.
dead drunk
He came home dead drunk in the middle of the night.
be dead (set) against something (=completely disapprove of or disagree with something)
I’d like to be an actress but Mum and Dad are dead set against it.
be dead set on something (=be determined to do something)
At the moment, Steve’s just dead set on winning the gold medal.
stop dead (in your tracks) (=suddenly stop moving completely)
She was so shocked that she stopped dead in her tracks.

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