Meanings
nounlifelessness (uncountable)
- uncountableThe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
In the last years of the 20th century, Glenfeshie, a 17,000-hectare estate in the Scottish Highlands, was in steep decline. Decades of overgrazing by deer had reduced its hillsides to clipped lifelessness.
2020 February 25, Christopher de Bellaigue, “The end of farming?”, in The Guardian
Synonyms & antonyms
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
Translations
Finnish elottomuus
- elottomuusthe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Hungarian élettelenség
- élettelenségthe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Irish díbheocht
- díbheochtthe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Polish martwota
- martwotathe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Russian безжизненность
- безжизненность (bezžiznennostʹ)the property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Turkish cansızlık
- cansızlıkthe property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation
Cite this entry
APA
lifelessness. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifelessness
MLA
“lifelessness.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifelessness. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “lifelessness,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/lifelessness.
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