Lifelessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of no motion or movement

not having life

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈaɪfləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈaɪfləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈaɪfləsnəs/

4 syllables Say it as /lˈaɪfləsnəs/.

Examples

the utter motionlessness of a marble statue

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

stillness motionlessness inanimateness

Antonyms

motion animateness

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of no motion or movement “the utter motionlessness of a marble statue”
noun	not having life

Word Forms

motionless	adjective	not in physical motion
still	adjective	free from noticeable current
lifeless	adjective	lacking animation or excitement or activity
inanimate	adjective	appearing dead; not breathing or having no perceptible pulse

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Leblosigkeit

ein Zustand ohne Bewegung oder Bewegung

🇫🇷French

sans vie

un état d'immobilité ou de mouvement

🇪🇸Spanish

falta de vida

un estado de no movimiento o movimiento

🇮🇹Italian

assenza di vita

uno stato di non movimento o movimento

🇳🇱Dutch

levenloosheid

een toestand van geen beweging of beweging

🇵🇹Portuguese

falta de vida

um estado de nenhum movimento ou movimento

🇷🇺Russian

безжизненность

состояние отсутствия движения или движения

India

🇮🇳Hindi

निर्जीवता

कोई गति या हलचल न होने की अवस्था

🇧🇩Bengali

প্রাণহীনতা

কোন গতি বা আন্দোলনের অবস্থা

🇮🇳Tamil

உயிரற்ற தன்மை

இயக்கம் அல்லது இயக்கம் இல்லாத நிலை

🇮🇳Telugu

నిర్జీవత

చలనం లేదా కదలిక లేని స్థితి

🇮🇳Marathi

निर्जीवपणा

हालचाल किंवा हालचाल नसलेली स्थिती

🇮🇳Gujarati

નિર્જીવતા

કોઈ ગતિ અથવા ચળવળની સ્થિતિ

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರ್ಜೀವತೆ

ಯಾವುದೇ ಚಲನೆ ಅಥವಾ ಚಲನೆ ಇಲ್ಲದ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

ജീവനില്ലായ്മ

ചലനമോ ചലനമോ ഇല്ലാത്ത അവസ്ഥ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਬੇਜਾਨਤਾ

ਕੋਈ ਗਤੀ ਜਾਂ ਅੰਦੋਲਨ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے جان

حرکت یا حرکت کی حالت

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

死气沉沉

没有运动或运动的状态

🇯🇵Japanese

生気のない状態

動きも動きもない状態

🇰🇷Korean

생명이 없는

움직이지 않거나 움직임이 없는 상태

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự vô hồn

một trạng thái không chuyển động hoặc chuyển động

🇹🇭Thai

ความไร้ชีวิต

สภาวะไม่มีการเคลื่อนไหวหรือการเคลื่อนไหว

🇮🇩Indonesian

tak bernyawa

keadaan tidak bergerak atau bergerak

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalan ng buhay

isang estado ng walang paggalaw o paggalaw

🇲🇾Malay

tidak bermaya

keadaan tiada gerakan atau pergerakan

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

انعدام الحياة

حالة عدم الحركة أو الحركة

🇮🇷Persian

بی جانی

حالت بدون حرکت یا حرکت

🇹🇷Turkish

cansızlık

hareketsizlik veya hareketsizlik durumu

🇮🇱Hebrew

חוסר חיים

מצב ללא תנועה או תנועה

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