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listless

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list·less  (lstls)
adj.
Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic: reacted to the latest crisis with listless resignation.

[Middle English listles : probably from liste, desire (from listen, to desire; see list5) + -les, -lesse, -less.]

listless·ly adv.
listless·ness n.

listless [ˈlɪstlɪs]
adj
disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy
[from list desire + -less]
listlessly  adv
listlessness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.listless - lacking zest or vivacity; "he was listless and bored"
lethargic, unenrgetic - 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"

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)
Translations
listless [ˈlɪstlɪs] ADJ
1. (= without energy) → lánguido
2. (= without direction) → apático, indiferente

listless [ˈlɪstləs] adjapathique

listless
adjlustlos; patientteilnahmslos

listless [ˈlɪstlɪs] adj (gen) → fiacco/a, svogliato/a; (uninterested) → apatico/a
listless [ˈlɪstlɪs] adj (gen) → fiacco/a, svogliato/a; (uninterested) → apatico/a

listless
adj listless [ˈlistlis]
tired and without energy or interest listless children. lusteloos فاتِر، عَديم النَّشاط равнодушен lhostejný ugidelig; uinteresseret lustlos ξεψυχισμένος, χωρίς ενέργεια ή ενδιαφέρον lánguido, apático loid بی حال؛ بی میل välinpitämätön indolent תָּשׁוּש निरूत्साहित trom, nehajan közömbös lesu latur, áhugalaus, afskiptalaus apatico ものうげな 무관심한 apatiškas, viskam abejingas gurdens; paguris lesu lusteloos sløv, slapp, likegyldig apatyczny apático apatic апатичный apatický ravnodušen bezvoljan håglös, slö ไม่มีชีวิตชีวา halsiz, bitkin 無精打采的 апатичний; в'ялий تھکا ہارا bơ phờ
adv listlessly
lusteloos بِفُتور، بِدون نَشاط равнодушно bez zájmu ugideligt; uinteresseret lustlos ξεψυχισμένα apáticamente loiult با بی حالی و بی میلی haluttomasti avec indolence בְּלֵאוּת निरूत्साहपूर्वक tromo, nehajno közömbösen dengan lesu letilega; afskiptalaust in modo apatico ものうげに 노곤하게 apatiškai gurdeni lesu lusteloos sløvt, likegyldig apatycznie apaticamente cu indiferenţă апатично bez záujmu ravnodušno bezvoljno håglöst, slött อย่างไม่มีชีวิตชีวา halsizce 無精打采地 апатично; в'яло بے دلی سے một cách bơ phờ
n listlessness
lusteloosheid فُتور، عَدَم نَشاط равнодушност apatičnost ugidelighed die Lustlosigkeit απάθεια apatía loidus بی میلی haluttomuus indolence לֵאוּת, תְּשִישוּת निरूत्साहितता tromost, nehaj közöny kelesuan leti, afskiptaleysi apatia ものうげ 노곤 apatiškumas gurdenums kelesuan lusteloosheid sløvhet, likegyldighet apatyczność apatia apatie апатия apatia ravnodušnost bezvoljnost håglöshet ความไม่มีชีวิตชีวา halsizlik 不想活動 апатичність; в'ялість بے حسی sự bơ phờ


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I suppose I was breathing hard, or perhaps I was crying, for after a time I heard a listless voice that had never been listless before say, 'Is that you?
After some days spent in listless indolence, during which I traversed many leagues, I arrived at Strasbourg, where I waited two days for Clerval.
I remember those girls merely as faces in the schoolroom, gay and rosy, or listless and dull, cut off below the shoulders, like cherubs, by the ink-smeared tops of the high desks that were surely put there to make us round-shouldered and hollow-chested.
 
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