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pulselessness

pulselessness

8.8
Lack of energy and life in a speech or performance
  • noun
  • /ˈpʌlsləsnəs/
  • Literature
translation icon : falta de vitalidad
  • Her speech was criticized for its pulselessness and lack of inspiration.

Examples

  • Critics noted the pulselessness in the team's performance during the final match.

  • After the shocking news, a sense of pulselessness filled the room.

  • The pulselessness of the event left the audience feeling bored and uninterested.

  • The pulselessness of the crowd was palpable during the long speech.

  • The pulselessness of the crowd made it clear that no one was engaged in the discussion.

  • After the disappointing performance, there was a notable pulselessness in the atmosphere of the theater.

  • His pulselessness during the presentation resulted in a lack of interest from his peers.

Synonyms

numbness
vspulselessness
5 4.6

A lack of feeling or interest in things often after long stress

is broader meaning overall dullness and absence of vitality rather than just apathy
listlessness
vspulselessness
2 6.8

A feeling of little energy and no interest

is more about overall dullness and lifeless quality rather than low interest alone
deadness
vspulselessness
1 5.3

A state of no life or energy that makes a person feel empty

is the figurative form meaning dullness or lack of vitality rather than literal death
soullessness
vspulselessness
1 7.7

A feeling of cold emptiness and lack of human warmth

is similar but centers on general dullness not specifically lack of warmth
lifelessness
vspulselessness
1 5.4

A lack of life, energy, or movement

is a general figurative sense focusing on dullness rather than physical absence
airlessness
vspulselessness
7.8

A feeling in writing, speech, or events that is dull and lacks energy and new ideas

is more general covering dullness of being rather than only style or speech
bloodlessness
vspulselessness
7.7

A state of being pale and without feeling or energy

is about bodily lack while the key covers figurative dullness and absence of energy
inanition
vspulselessness
  • Specialized
9.9

Extreme tiredness and weakness from not having enough food

is broader referring to dullness of spirit rather than physical starvation effects

Antonyms

16 4.6

Ability of a living thing to survive and grow

3 3.4

A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active

How Lively

vitality
29 4.3
dullness
1 3.4
listlessness
2 6.8
pulselessness
  • Literature
8.8

Surface Forms

pulselessness singular

Morphology

pulselessness = pulseless (semi-transparent) = pulse + less + ness

Morphologically formed by pulseless + -ness in a regular way; the structure itself is transparent.

Etymology

Pulselessness comes from pulse ('a beat' or 'energy'), plus -less ('without') and -ness ('the state of'). So pulselessness can also mean a lack of life or energy—for example, a dull speech or performance that feels lifeless.