lifeless
adjective
not endowed with life; having no life; inanimate.
lifelessness
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a word derived from
lifeless.
Example Sentences
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Then his eyes found it: a seedling, brittle and brown, overlooked because of its lifelessness.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 3, 2023
Many Native communities prefer the term “collections space” over “storage” because the latter implies lifelessness and inactivity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 16, 2022
Randle went 5 for 7 from 3-point range in the first quarter, camping out on the wing and making the Timberwolves pay for their lifelessness on defense.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 7, 2022
To walk through the convention center that has spent Marches full of fans coursing through it was to feel the lifelessness, bloodlessness.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 15, 2020
The way to achieve the ultimate liberation through lifelessness is to cease paying heed to the illusion of reality.
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
