Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English - lifeless
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Lifeless
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~ adj 1 especially literary dead or appearing to be dead 2 lacking the positive qualities that make something or someone interesting, exciting, or active (The actors' performances were lifeless.) 3 not living, or not having living things on it (The surface of the moon is arid and lifeless.) - lifelessly adv - lifelessness n
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1. If a person or animal is lifeless, they are dead, or are so still that they appear to be dead. Their cold-blooded killers had then dragged their lifeless bodies upstairs to the bathroom... ADJ 2. If you describe an object or a machine as lifeless, you mean that they are not living things, even though they may resemble living things. It was made of plaster, hard and white and lifeless, bearing no resemblance to human flesh. ADJ 3. A lifeless place or area does not have anything living or growing there at all. Dry stone walls may appear stark and lifeless, but they provide a valuable habitat for plants and animals. ADJ 4. If you describe a person, or something such as an artistic performance or a town as lifeless, you mean they lack any lively or exciting qualities. ...a lifeless portrait of an elderly woman. ADJ c darkgreen]disapproval ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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adjective Date: before 12th century having no life: a. dead b. inanimate c. lacking qualities expressive of life and vigor ; insipid d. destitute of living beings • ~ly adverb • ~ness noun ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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adj. 1 lacking life; no longer living. 2 unconscious. 3 lacking movement or vitality. Derivatives lifelessly adv. lifelessness n. Etymology: OE lifleas (as LIFE, -LESS) ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. неодушевленный, неживой lifeless stones —- немые камни 2. бездыханный, мертвый 3. безжизненный, скучный Id: he is lifeless that is faultless —- посл. не ошибается тот, кто ничего не делает ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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adj. 1) бездыханный; безжизненный 2) скучный he is lifeless who is faultless prov. - не ошибается тот, кто ничего не делает Syn: see dead ...Англо-русский словарь
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