Listlessness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a feeling of lack of interest or energy

inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/lˈɪstləsnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/lˈɪstləsnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/lˈɪstləsnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /lˈɪstləsnəs/.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lassitude torpidity languor torpidness torpor

Word Forms

listless	adjective	marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
torpid	adjective	in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Lustlosigkeit

ein Gefühl des Mangels an Interesse oder Energie

🇫🇷French

apathie

un sentiment de manque d'intérêt ou d'énergie

🇪🇸Spanish

languidez

un sentimiento de falta de interés o energía

🇮🇹Italian

svogliatezza

una sensazione di mancanza di interesse o di energia

🇳🇱Dutch

lusteloosheid

een gevoel van gebrek aan interesse of energie

🇵🇹Portuguese

apatia

uma sensação de falta de interesse ou energia

🇷🇺Russian

вялость

чувство отсутствия интереса или энергии

India

🇮🇳Hindi

असावधानता

रुचि या ऊर्जा की कमी की भावना

🇧🇩Bengali

তালিকাহীনতা

আগ্রহ বা শক্তির অভাবের অনুভূতি

🇮🇳Tamil

கவனமின்மை

ஆர்வம் அல்லது ஆற்றல் இல்லாத உணர்வு

🇮🇳Telugu

నీరసం

ఆసక్తి లేదా శక్తి లేకపోవడం యొక్క భావన

🇮🇳Marathi

निराशा

स्वारस्य किंवा उर्जेच्या अभावाची भावना

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુસ્તી

રસ અથવા ઊર્જાના અભાવની લાગણી

🇮🇳Kannada

ನಿರಾಸಕ್ತಿ

ಆಸಕ್ತಿ ಅಥವಾ ಶಕ್ತಿಯ ಕೊರತೆಯ ಭಾವನೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അലസത

താൽപ്പര്യമോ ഊർജ്ജമോ ഇല്ലെന്ന തോന്നൽ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੂਚੀਹੀਣਤਾ

ਦਿਲਚਸਪੀ ਜਾਂ ਊਰਜਾ ਦੀ ਕਮੀ ਦੀ ਭਾਵਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

بے حسی

دلچسپی یا توانائی کی کمی کا احساس

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

无精打采

缺乏兴趣或精力的感觉

🇯🇵Japanese

無気力

興味やエネルギーの欠如

🇰🇷Korean

무기력함

관심이나 에너지가 부족한 느낌

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự bơ phờ

một cảm giác thiếu hứng thú hoặc năng lượng

🇹🇭Thai

ความกระสับกระส่าย

ความรู้สึกขาดความสนใจหรือพลังงาน

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelesuan

perasaan kurang minat atau energi

🇵🇭Filipino

kawalang-sigla

isang pakiramdam ng kawalan ng interes o enerhiya

🇲🇾Malay

kelesuan

perasaan kurang minat atau tenaga

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الخمول

الشعور بنقص الاهتمام أو الطاقة

🇮🇷Persian

بی حالی

احساس عدم علاقه یا انرژی

🇹🇷Turkish

halsizlik

ilgi veya enerji eksikliği hissi

🇮🇱Hebrew

אֲדִישׁוּת

תחושה של חוסר עניין או אנרגיה

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