English Explanatory Dictionary

lifeless

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. inanimate; having no life
  2. dead; having lost life
  3. uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
  4. dull or lacking vitality

Pronunciation

/ˈlaɪfləs/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lifeless.wav

Word forms

lifeless more lifeless most lifeless liveless

Etymology

From Middle English lyfles, lifles, from Old English līflēas (“lifeless”), equivalent to life + -less. Cognate with West Frisian libbensleas (“lifeless”), Dutch levenloos (“lifeless”), German leblos (“lifeless”), Danish livløs (“lifeless”), Swedish livlös (“lifeless”), Icelandic líflaus (“lifeless”).

Synonyms

immobile inert fixed immotile immovable inanimate lifeless sessile static rigid stationary stuck unmovable unmoveable at rest dull impassive motionless sedent sedentary still stock-still torpid unmoved unmoving expired perished asleep blessed cadaverous clay-cold deceased resting decomposed defunct departed extinct fey gone good kaput killed late living impaired low no longer with us no more reposing six feet deep six feet under stiff unalive unalived wasted whilom with God deserted peopleless beingless desert

Derived words

lifelessly lifelessness
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