listlessness

American  

[list-lis-nis] / ˈlɪst lɪs nɪs /

noun

1. the state or condition of having little or no interest in anything.

   When overwhelmed by trauma, you can fall into a state of torpor or listlessness, where you can't even bring yourself to care that you don't care anymore.

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Etymology

Origin of listlessness

listless ( def. ) + -ness ( def. )

Example Sentences

It wasn’t until after “Suits” wrapped, and pandemic-forced listlessness set in, that Korsh felt motivated to explore the idea on the page.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2025

If they only attend private schools and all their peers expect to inherit, they might suffer from Rory Gilmore’s listlessness.

From Slate • Jan. 17, 2023

It captures the banality and listlessness that can fill a room even when it heaves with muffled danger.

From New York Times • Mar. 2, 2022

Getting there relies on viewer grading on a curve dragged down by the 51-minute series premiere's listlessness.

From Salon • Nov. 18, 2021

We had hiked twenty-two miles in two days—a highly respectable distance for us—but a distinct listlessness and sense of anticlimax, a kind of midmountain lassitude, had set in.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson