Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The state of being lifeless; destitution of life, vigor, or spirit; inactivity.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun not having life.
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- noun The property of being
lifeless , the lack of apparent animation.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a state of no motion or movement
- noun not having life
Etymologies
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Examples
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The musical lifelessness is unfortunately matched by a new and surprisingly uninteresting production directed by Chas Rader-Shieber with design by David Zinn and lighting design by Christopher Akerlind.
Idle Thoughts 2008
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The musical lifelessness is unfortunately matched by a new and surprisingly uninteresting production directed by Chas Rader-Shieber with design by David Zinn and lighting design by Christopher Akerlind.
Archive 2008-05-01 2008
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He was, just the same, struck by some kind of lifelessness, uncertainty, a little feebleness that he had never observed before in his friend.
Maigret Afraid Simenon, Georges, 1903- 1953
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His lifelessness was a condition found in others in Carrick Hollow—in Isaac Gardner, in Mr. Robinson, and in others who had performed Winston’s brutal ritual.
Eighteen JAN BURKE 2002
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His lifelessness was a condition found in others in Carrick Hollow—in Isaac Gardner, in Mr. Robinson, and in others who had performed Winston’s brutal ritual.
Eighteen JAN BURKE 2002
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But his lifelessness may also owe something to the canvas' having been a near-cadaver.
Lee Rosenbaum: Met's Rediscovered Velázquez: "Philip IV" Falls Flat Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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But his lifelessness may also owe something to the canvas' having been a near-cadaver.
Lee Rosenbaum: Met's Rediscovered Velázquez: "Philip IV" Falls Flat Lee Rosenbaum 2011
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Though the Man of Sorrows is supposed to be dead, depictions can range anywhere from complete lifelessness to sprightly vitality.
The Man of Sorrows Motif Over Time James Gardner 2011
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Showing the same lifelessness she displayed on Dancing with the Stars, the reality starlet barely croaks out a lyric before walking out of the studio.
Top Moments: Survivor's Crying Game and the Death of a Desperate Housewife 2011
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It was very heavy, and the lifelessness of it shocked her.
Chapter 6 2010
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