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lifeless

adj
/ˈlaɪfləs/

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”).

  1. inherited from līflēas — “lifeless”
  2. inherited from lyfles

Definitions

  1. inanimate

    inanimate; having no life

  2. dead

    dead; having lost life

    • a farther paſſion feeds my thoughts, With ceaſeleſſe and diſconſolate conceits, Which dies my lookes so liueleſſe as they are, And might, if my extreames had ful euents, Make me the gaſtly counterfeit of death.

  3. uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life

  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. dull or lacking vitality

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA