adj

lifeless

LYF-luhs

adj

Dead, or showing no signs of life.

"Rescuers pulled a lifeless body from the wreckage."

"The garden looked lifeless after the frost."

Dull, flat, or lacking energy and vitality.

"The actor gave a strangely lifeless performance."

How to Use Lifeless

Learner’s notes

In plain EnglishWithout life — either literally dead, or figuratively dull and flat.

Common pairings

a lifeless body lifeless performance lifeless landscape

more lifeless comparative, most lifeless superlative

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Rescuers pulled a _____ body from the wreckage.

From Old English liflaes, formed from life + the suffix -less ("without").

useless ageless wireless hopeless homeless tireless careless baseless clueless timeless loveless nameless