listless

[ list-lis ]

/ ˈlɪst lɪs /

SEE SYNONYMS FOR listless ON THESAURUS.COM

adjective

having or showing little or no interest in anything; languid; spiritless; indifferent: a listless mood; a listless handshake.

Origin of listless

First recorded in 1400–50, listless is from the late Middle English word lystles. See list⁴, -less

OTHER WORDS FROM listless

list·less·ly, adverb list·less·ness, noun

Words nearby listless

listerism, listerize, listicle, listing, listing's law, listless, liston, lists, listserv, liszt, liszt, franz

Example sentences from the Web for listless

Jam is there because of the sudden death of her boyfriend, Reeve, and the listless state of major depression it throws her into.

The Thrilling, Traumatic Lives of Teens: The Fall’s Best YA Fiction |Hugh Ryan |November 8, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
As I turned, my listless glance included the man below in the churchyard.

Read ‘The King in Yellow,’ the ‘True Detective’ Reference That’s the Key to the Show |Robert W. Chambers |February 20, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
The New Republic enters the fray on the most important discussion of all time: Why do young people seem so listless?

Generation Meme |Justin Green |October 15, 2012 |DAILY BEAST
On the file of cabs, just perceptible through the foliage, the cabmen lolled in listless attitudes.

The Morals of Marcus Ordeyne |William J. Locke

He felt suddenly lifeless, listless, as though he wanted to sit down.

The Lady Doc |Caroline Lockhart
Hitherto it has stood in a Chinese vase beneath the stairs and has seemed a listless creature.

Chimney-Pot Papers |Charles S. Brooks
It would be a useless sacrilege to force some listless acquaintance to accompany us.

Worldly Ways and Byways |Eliot Gregory
Some are dreaming; you see it in the vacant eye, the listless face, the expression that betrays hopeless intoxication.

A Bit of Old China |Charles Warren Stoddard

British Dictionary definitions for listless

listless

/ (ˈlɪstlɪs) /

adjective

disinclined for any effort or exertion; lacking vigour, enthusiasm, or energy

Derived forms of listless

listlessly, adverb listlessness, noun

Word Origin for listless

C15: from list desire + -less

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

listless

adjective

Origin of listless

OTHER WORDS FROM listless

Words nearby listless

Example sentences from the Web for listless

British Dictionary definitions for listless

adjective

Derived forms of listless

Word Origin for listless

BROWSE DICTIONARY

Learning

listless

adjective

Origin of listless

OTHER WORDS FROM listless

Words nearby listless

Words related to listless

Example sentences from the Web for listless

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []) .push({}); British Dictionary definitions for listless

adjective

Derived forms of listless

Word Origin for listless

British Dictionary definitions for listless