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lifeless

adjective

deprived of life; no longer living

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Word Facts

Word length
8
Starts with
L
Ends with
S
Contains
IF
Scrabble score
11
Database source
OEWN 2025 Core

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈlaɪfləs

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. deprived of life; no longer living

    “a lifeless body”

adjective

  1. not having the capacity to support life

    “a lifeless planet”

adjective

  1. lacking animation or excitement or activity

    “it was a lifeless party until she arrived”

adjective

  1. destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings

    “after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly”

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Example Sentences

a lifeless body
a lifeless planet
it was a lifeless party until she arrived
after the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly

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