lifeless

English

Etymology

From Middle English lyfles, lifles, from Old English līflēas (“lifeless”), equivalent to life +‎ -less.

Adjective

lifeless (comparative more lifeless, superlative most lifeless)

inanimate; having no life
dead; having lost life
uninhabited, or incapable of supporting life
dull or lacking vitality

Derived terms

Translations

dead

Bengali: নির্জীব (nirjib), জীবনহীন (jibônhin), মৃত (mritô)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 無生命的 (zh), 无生命的 (zh) (wú shēngmìng de)
Esperanto: senviva
Finnish: hengetön (fi)
French: sans vie
German: leblos (de)

Hungarian: élettelen (hu)
Japanese: 生命のない (ja) (せいめいのない, senmei no nai)
Pashto: بې ځانه‎‎ (ps) (be źâna), بې سا‎‎ (ps) (be sâ)
Russian: безжи́зненный (ru) (bezžíznennyj), бездыха́нный (ru) (bezdyxánnyj)
Telugu: నిర్జీవము (te) (nirjīvamu)
Turkish: cansız (tr)

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