- lífléas
- adj not endowed with life, lifeless, inanimate; dead
Old to modern English dictionary. 2013.
lífléas
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lifeless — lifelessly, adv. lifelessness, n. /luyf lis/, adj. 1. not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate: lifeless matter. 2. destitute of living things: a lifeless planet. 3. deprived of life; dead: a battlefield strewn with lifeless bodies. 4.… … Universalium
lifeless — O.E. lifleas inanimate, dead; see LIFE (Cf. life) + LESS (Cf. less). Meaning with no living things is from 1728. Related: Lifelessly; lifelessness … Etymology dictionary
lifeless — adj. 1 lacking life; no longer living. 2 unconscious. 3 lacking movement or vitality. Derivatives: lifelessly adv. lifelessness n. Etymology: OE lifleas (as LIFE, LESS) … Useful english dictionary
