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lifeless
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life·less

adjective \ˈlīf-ləs\

Definition of LIFELESS

: having no life:
a : dead
b : inanimate
c : lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid
d : destitute of living beings
— life·less·ly adverb
— life·less·ness noun
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Examples of LIFELESS

  1. a cold and lifeless landscape
  2. The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.

First Known Use of LIFELESS

before 12th century

Related to LIFELESS

Synonyms
asleep, breathless, cold, deceased, defunct, demised, departed, fallen, gone, late, dead, low
Antonyms
alive, animate, breathing, going, live, living, quick

Rhymes with LIFELESS

strifeless, wifeless

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