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list·less
listless
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- pronunciation:
- lIst
lihs
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective), Word Parts
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition: |
feeling or showing no energy or no interest in doing anything; lethargic.
Her husband had become listless in his retirement, and she hoped he would find some new interests.The drug makes some people listless.- synonyms:
- lackadaisical, languid, leaden, lethargic, lifeless, torpid
- antonyms:
- active, alive, dynamic, eager, energetic, lively, vital
- similar words:
- apathetic, idle, inactive, inert, lazy, logy, phlegmatic, sluggish, spiritless, wan, wasted, weary, wooden, worn-out
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related words: |
damp, dopey, drowsy, indolent, insipid, limp, passive, shiftless, slack, sleepy, slothful |
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derivations: |
listlessly (adv.), listlessness (n.) |
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