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Lifeless

LY-fluhs

/ˈlaɪflʌs/

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lifeless

Dictionary meaning

Deprived of life.

Examples

  • A lifeless planet.
  • After the dance the littered and lifeless ballroom echoed hollowly.

Synonyms: exanimate

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