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lifeless [ˈlaɪflɪs] adj
1. without life; inanimate; dead 2. not sustaining living organisms 3. having no vitality or animation 4. unconscious lifelessly adv lifelessness n ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
lifeless adjective 1. dead, unconscious, extinct, deceased, cold, defunct, inert, inanimate, comatose, out cold, out for the count, insensible, in a faint, insensate, dead to the world (informal) There was no breathing or pulse and he was lifeless. dead living, live, alive, vital, animate, alive and kicking 2. barren, empty, desert, bare, waste, sterile, unproductive, uninhabited They may appear lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals. Translations How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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When he found the unfortunate Swallow lifeless on the ground, he said, "Unhappy bird I looked first at my lifeless clay there upon the floor of the cave and then down at myself in utter bewilderment; for there I lay clothed, and yet here I stood but naked as at the minute of my birth. After days and nights of incredible labour and fatigue, I succeeded in discovering the cause of generation and life; nay, more, I became myself capable of bestowing animation upon lifeless matter. |
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