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list·less
(lĭst′lĭs)adj.
1. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic: felt tired and listless.
2. Characterized by a lack of energy or interest: a listless glance.
[Middle English listles : probably from liste, desire (from listen, to desire; see list5) + -les, -lesse, -less.]
list′less·ly adv.
list′less·ness n.
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listless
(ˈlɪstlɪs)adj
disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy
[C15: from list desire + -less]
ˈlistlessly adv
ˈlistlessness n
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list•less
(ˈlɪst lɪs)adj.
having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless.
list′less•ly, adv.
list′less•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | listless - lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored" lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
2. | listless - marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm; "a dispirited and divided Party"; "reacted to the crisis with listless resignation" spiritless - lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" |
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listless
adjective languid, sluggish, lifeless, lethargic, heavy, limp, vacant, indifferent, languishing, inert, apathetic, lymphatic, impassive, supine, indolent, torpid, inattentive, enervated, spiritless, mopish He was listless and pale and wouldn't eat.
spirited, active, alert, lively, energetic, attentive, sparky, wide-awake, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)
spirited, active, alert, lively, energetic, attentive, sparky, wide-awake, alive and kicking, full of beans (informal)
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listless
adjective1. Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:
2. Without emotion or interest:
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Translations
فاتِر، عَديم النَّشاط
lhostejný
ugideliguinteresseret
latur, áhugalaus, afskiptalaus
apatiškumasviskam abejingas
gurdens
apatický
listless
[ˈlɪstlɪs] ADJ1. (= without energy) → lánguido
2. (= without direction) → apático, indiferente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
listless
adj → lustlos; patient → teilnahmslos
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
listless
[ˈlɪstlɪs] adj (gen) → fiacco/a, svogliato/a; (uninterested) → apatico/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
listless
(ˈlistlis) adjective tired and without energy or interest. listless children.
ˈlistlessly adverbˈlistlessness noun
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listless
a. apático-a, lánguido-a, sin ánimo; indiferente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
listless
adj apático (debido a cansancio, enfermedad, etc.)English-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.