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listlessness

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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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.listlessness - a feeling of lack of interest or energy
apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
2.listlessnesslistlessness - inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
passivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
Translations
listlessness [ˈlɪstlɪsnɪs] N
1. (= lack of energy) → languidez f
2. (= lack of direction) → apatía f, desgana f
listlessness [ˈlɪstləsnɪs] napathie f
list price n [car] → prix m affiché
listlessness
nLustlosigkeit f; (of patient)Teilnahmslosigkeit f, → Apathie f
listlessness [ˈlɪstlɪsnɪs] n (see adj) → fiacchezza, svogliatezza, apatia
listlessness [ˈlɪstlɪsnɪs] n (see adj) → fiacchezza, svogliatezza, apatia


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But so far was she from being, in the words of Robert South, "in love with her own ruin," that the illusion was transient as lightning; cold reason came back to mock her spasmodic weakness; the ghastliness of her momentary pride would convict her, and recall her to reserved listlessness again.
There was a listlessness in his gait, as if he saw no reason for taking one step further, nor felt any desire to do so, but would have been glad, could he be glad of anything, to fling himself down at the root of the nearest tree, and lie there passive for evermore.
This sensation of listlessness, weariness, stupidity, this disinclination to sit down and employ myself, this feeling of every thing's being dull and insipid about the house
 
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