lifeless

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adjective

life·​less ˈlīf-ləs 

: having no life:

a

: dead

b

: inanimate

c

: lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor : insipid

d

: destitute of living beings

lifelessly adverb

lifelessness noun

lifelessness

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noun

life·​less·​ness

plural -es

: the quality or state of being lifeless

Synonyms of lifeless

Adjective

• dead
• fallen
• deceased

Examples of lifeless in a Sentence

Adjective

a cold and lifeless landscape

The book's plot was lifeless and predictable.

Recent Examples on the Web

Adjective

Put simply, Norwood is the epitome of the AI industry getting high off its own supply, deluding itself into thinking that watching lifeless AI agents going through the motions on screen is something that anybody actually wants. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 10 Sep. 2026

That same month, another whale, this one a juvenile, was found lifeless and lodged among woody debris in a Washington State river, miles from the ocean. — Ainslie Cruickshank, Scientific American, 9 Sep. 2026

God didn’t create the world to have static and lifeless planetary matter. — Meir Moscowitz, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

Prolonged periods of drought are scorching French pastures, leeching them of their usual lush green vitality and leaving behind parched, lifeless yellow fields. — Vivian Song, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

lifeless

adjective

life·​less ˈlī-fləs 

: having no life

lifelessly adverb

lifelessness noun