Pronunciations (3)
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/ˈlɪstlɪs/
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/ˈlɪstləs/
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ˈlɪstləs
Adjective
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
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I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds, and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless.
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What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless, stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
The scene with Mrs. Wallace had broken his spirit, and he was listless now, indifferent to what happened.
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“Listless, inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”
Adjective
lacking zest or vivacity
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he was listless and bored
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
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a dispirited and divided Party
reacted to the crisis with listless resignation