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Meaning of 'lifeless' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Lifeless [ a.]
- Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story.

Meaning of 'lifeless' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . lifeless [ s]
Meaning (1):
- deprived of life; no longer living
Example in sentence:
  • a lifeless body
Meaning (2):
- not having the capacity to support life
Example in sentence:
  • a lifeless planet
Meaning (3):
- destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings
Example in sentence:
  • after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly
Meaning (4):
- lacking animation or excitement or activity
Example in sentence:
  • it was a lifeless party until she arrived;
  • the party being dead we left early

Nearby Words:

lif life life-giving life-preserver life-saving life-size life-weary lifeblood lifeboat lifeful

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