lifeless (ˈlaɪflɪs
)
Definitions
adjective
- without life; inanimate; dead
- not sustaining living organisms
- having no vitality or animation
- unconscious
Alternative Forms
ˈlifelessly adverb ˈlifelessness nounSynonyms
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dead,
unconscious,
extinct,
deceased,
cold,
defunct,
inert,
inanimate,
comatose,
out cold
out for the count,
insensible,
in a faint
insensate,
dead to the world,
Usage examples
You are actively looking away from your fellow beings onto the cold and lifeless stars.
, RESCUING ROSE (2002)Says Amin:'The primary market is completely lifeless , making it difficult for industry to raise additional funds.
Business Today (2001)In one area, crowds gathered around a lifeless limb protruding from debris.
Courier, Sunday Mail (2005)Their lifeless bodies were then broadcast on al-Jazeera TV causing outrage in Britain.
Liverpool Daily Post and Echo (2003)The king's body, completely wrapped in a dark green binding, lies on its side, as lifeless as an empty vessel.
, 1066: and the Hidden History of the Bayeux Tapestry (2004)