lifeless
gb/lˈaɪfləs/ us/lˈaɪfləs/
B2
Английский
~ 8200
Значения
0 значений
adjective
B2
state
1
dead; having no life
Dead; not living anymore, especially talking about a person or animal.
Модель употребления:
a lifeless [body/person/animal]
Частая ошибка:
Learners sometimes use "lifeless" instead of "dead" in everyday speech. "Dead" is more common and natural in most casual contexts (e.g., "My phone is dead," not "My phone is lifeless"). "Lifeless" is often used in more serious, descriptive, or written language, especially for bodies.
Синонимы
dead (The most common and direct word for not alive; simpler and more frequent than "lifeless".)
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deceased (More formal and often used for people, especially in official or polite contexts.)
Антонимы
alive (Describes someone or something that has life and is not dead.)
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living (Focuses on being alive as the opposite of dead or lifeless.)
Коллокации
lifeless body
|cold and lifeless
|lay lifeless
|fell lifeless to the ground
|apparently lifeless
Темы
health
|emergencies
|daily life
|animals
Примеры
- The rescuers found the climber lying lifeless in the snow.
- She checked his pulse, but his hand felt cold and lifeless.
- The paramedics worked quickly to revive the lifeless child.
- He collapsed on the stage and appeared completely lifeless.
- They pulled a lifeless body from the river after the storm.
Примеры для изучающих
- The man was lifeless when the doctor arrived.
- They tried to help the lifeless child.
- The cat was lifeless after the accident.
- The body on the floor was lifeless and cold.
- She held his lifeless hand and cried.
adjective
B2
property
2
dull; lacking energy or spirit
Not lively or exciting; showing no energy or strong feeling.
Модель употребления:
a lifeless [event/performance/voice/room]
Частая ошибка:
Learners may confuse "lifeless" with "boring" or "tired." "Lifeless" usually describes the quality of something (a performance, voice, party) rather than a temporary feeling. We say "I feel tired" more often than "I feel lifeless."
Синонимы
dull (Very common word for something not interesting or exciting; slightly more informal than "lifeless".)
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flat (Often used for performances, voices, or writing that feel weak or without emotion.)
Антонимы
lively (Describes something full of energy and activity; a direct opposite for events and places.)
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vibrant (Suggests strong, bright energy or feeling, often about art, cities, or personalities.)
Коллокации
lifeless performance
|lifeless party
|lifeless conversation
|lifeless eyes
|lifeless voice
Темы
emotions
|art
|communication
|core_vocabulary
Примеры
- The meeting dragged on for hours in a lifeless room with no natural light.
- His speech was so lifeless that several people started checking their phones.
- The band played well, but the crowd was strangely lifeless.
- She gave a lifeless performance that failed to move the audience.
- After the bad news, conversation at the table became lifeless and slow.
Примеры для изучающих
- The movie was long and lifeless.
- We left early because the party was lifeless.
- His voice sounded lifeless on the phone.
- The city felt lifeless on Sunday morning.
- The music was slow and lifeless, so no one danced.
adjective
C1
property
3
having no living things present
Having no living things in it, or not able to be alive, like a rock or a planet without life.
Модель употребления:
a lifeless [place/landscape/planet/object]
Частая ошибка:
Learners might mix this sense with the figurative "boring" sense. If you mean "not interesting," use sense 2; if you mean "no living things are there," use this sense. In scientific or nature contexts, this environmental sense is usually intended.
Синонимы
barren (Often used for land that cannot produce plants or support life.)
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inanimate (More technical/formal; describes objects that are not alive and do not move by themselves.)
Антонимы
habitable (Used especially for planets or environments that can support life.)
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teeming with life (A phrase describing places full of many living things, the opposite of lifeless environments.)
Коллокации
lifeless planet
|lifeless landscape
|lifeless desert
|lifeless world
|lifeless surface
Темы
science
|environment
|space
|nature
Примеры
- Scientists once believed Mars was a completely lifeless planet.
- We drove for hours across a flat, lifeless desert.
- The bottom of the polluted lake looked strangely lifeless.
- The moon’s surface is cold, dry, and lifeless.
- Without plants or animals, the valley felt empty and lifeless.
Примеры для изучающих
- They think this planet is lifeless.
- The desert looks empty and lifeless.
- The room felt cold and lifeless, with no plants or pictures.
- The land was dry and lifeless after the fire.
- The moon is a lifeless place with no water or air.
Грамматика
Словарная форма
lifeless
IPA
GB/lˈaɪfləs/
US/lˈaɪfləs/
Слоги и ударение
life - less (2 слога)
Stress on 1st syllable (life)
Формы слова
Adjective
- Base: lifeless
Родственные слова
Related words
Advanced or less common
lifelessly
adverb
lifelessness
noun
Выражения
cold and lifeless
1/kˈoʊld ˈænd lˈaɪfləs/
fixed phrase
physically cold and dead
Dead and with a cold body, usually describing a person or animal that has recently died.
Примеры
- His hand was cold and lifeless when she tried to hold it.
- They found the bird on the ground, cold and lifeless.
- The victim lay cold and lifeless on the hospital bed.
lifeless body
1/lˈaɪfləs bˈɑdi/
fixed phrase
a body that is dead
A dead body of a person or animal; a body with no life in it.
Примеры
- The lifeless body was discovered at dawn by a hiker.
- Detectives stood in silence over the lifeless body.
- They covered the lifeless body with a blanket.
lifeless eyes
1/lˈaɪfləs ˈaɪz/
fixed phrase
eyes without emotion or energy
Eyes that look empty, without feeling or energy, or without the normal light of a living person.
Примеры
- He stared at the wall with lifeless eyes after hearing the news.
- The actor played the villain with cold, lifeless eyes.
- In the photo, her usually bright eyes look strangely lifeless.