lifeless

1. a. Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story. Source: opted

2. adj. deprived of life; no longer living Source: wordnet

3. adj. destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings Source: wordnet

4. adj. lacking animation or excitement or activity Source: wordnet

5. adj. not having the capacity to support life Source: wordnet

6. Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, or inhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead; spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter; a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story. -- Life"less*ly, adv. -- Life"less*ness, n. Syn. -- Dead; soulless; inanimate; torpid; inert; inactive; dull; heavy; unanimated; spiritless; frigid; pointless; vapid; flat; tasteless. -- Lifeless, Dull, Inanimate, Dead. In a moral sense, lifeless denotes a want of vital energy; inanimate, a want of expression as to any feeling that may be possessed; dull implies a torpor of soul which checks all mental activity; dead supposes a destitution of feeling. A person is said to be lifeless who has lost the spirits which he once had; he is said to be inanimate when he is naturally wanting in spirits; one is dull from an original deficiency of mental power; he who is dead to moral sentiment is wholly bereft of the highest attribute of his nature. Source: webster

7. Destitute of life, or deprived of life; not containing, orinhabited by, living beings or vegetation; dead, or apparently dead;spiritless; powerless; dull; as, a lifeless carcass; lifeless matter;a lifeless desert; a lifeless wine; a lifeless story.-- Life"less*ly, adv.-- Life"less*ness, n. Source: adambom

8. j:100 s. deprived of life; no longer living s. destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings s. lacking animation or excitement or activity s. not having the capacity to support life Source: ecdict

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