sparkless
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5.3
Having little energy or excitement
- adjective
:
sin energía
- The sparkless meeting lacked enthusiasm, and no one seemed interested in participating.
Examples
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I'll stay here, sparkless but happy.
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After finishing his sparkless speech, the audience quietly thanked him before leaving.
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The party was sparkless, with everyone sitting around and staring at their phones.
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
sparkless positive
Morphology
Etymology
The word sparkless comes from the familiar word spark, a 'small flash' or lively energy, plus the ending -less meaning 'without'. So when a film, speech, or person is sparkless, they are 'without' energy or excitement, like a fire with no spark.