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Listless

//ˈlɪstlɪs// adj

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

    "I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds, and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless."

Adjective
  1. 1
    lacking zest or vivacity wordnet
  2. 2
    marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm wordnet

Etymology

From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.

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