listless

Meaning

Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

Synonyms

languid
sluggish
27k
lethargic
40k
apathetic
38k
dispirited
indifferent
C2
lackadaisical
depressed
B2
spiritless
slack
C1
dull
B2
lazy
B2
melancholy
C2
weak
B1
nerveless
inert
31k
inattentive
remiss
31k
languorous
inactive
28k
blase

be apathetic

weary
C1
😩
cheerless
disinclined
unconcerned
43k
slow
A2
uninterested
45k
sad
A2
☹️
careless
C1
vacant
C2
limp
C1
neglectful
dejected
35k
flaccid
40k
feeble
C2
negligent
22k
lukewarm
26k
enervated
empty
B1
coward
B2
drowsy
26k
colourless
down-hearted
downcast
colorless
44k
insipid
38k
insensible
doleful
be
A1
Translations

apático
svogliato
apatico
lustlos
apathique

αδιάφορος

indiferente
apático
ignavus
languissant
lusteloos
indolent
lasch

ανόρεχτος

unlustig
Frequency

42k
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈlɪstləs/
Etymology

Inherited from Middle English
lystles
Cognate with German
German
lustlos
Cognate with Dutch
Dutch
lusteloos
In summary

From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.

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