lifeless
Meaning
- inanimate; having no life
- dead; having lost life
- uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
- dull or lacking vitality
Synonyms
deadly
Translations
leblos
inanimado
esanime
sem vida
cansız
saai
sans vie
νεκρός
exanimusFrequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlaɪfləs/
Etymology
In summary
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”).
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