Meaning

1 senses
  1. Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

    lasch, lustlos, antriebslos

    вя́лыйvjályj, апати́чныйapatíčnyj, безразли́чныйbezrazlíčnyj

    lacking zest or vivacity

Examples

3 sentences
  1. Why do I feel so listless today?

    deWarum fühle ich mich heute so schlapp? — Yorwba

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  2. I feel listless and have a throbbing headache.

    ruУ меня слабость и пульсирующая головная боль. — megaton

    deIch fühle mich antriebslos und habe Schädelbrummen. — Yorwba

  3. How gaily the kids skip and play, whilst I sink into listless repose!

Translations

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Origin

From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos

From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.

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Forms

more listless, most listless
Comparativemore listless Lesson
Superlativemost listless Lesson

regular

Synonyms

52 synonyms

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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