listlessness
2
6.8
- noun
- /ˈlɪstləsnəs/
:
apatía
- After working long hours without a break, she felt a deep sense of listlessness and could hardly focus.
He says, not from listlessness or indolence, right.
- He says, not from listlessness or indolence, right.
- So why it is that educated women are struggling to find men that they're attracted to and this listlessness and lack of place for men.
Examples
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Teddy's listlessness had been replaced by this restless, manic energy.
Fiction book (1999) -
And sometimes she was afraid of the listlessness that masqueraded as boredom.
Fiction book (1991) -
Her listlessness had passed over into weakness, apparently brought on by internal bleeding.
Fiction book (2002) -
The listlessness in Chang's smile suggested what it is to spend three decades within five to seven inches of one another.
Fiction book (2001) -
The AP article ascribed "listlessness" and "flat" book sales to the limited opportunity for expansion.
Blog text (28) -
Cy picked her up at the restaurant, frowning at her listlessness.
Fiction book (1991) -
"In school, my grades were suffering, except for Spanish—I liked the sound of it—and my mother wondered at my listlessness.
Fiction book (2000) -
Her body was like a bridge bearing a pilgrim from hopelessness to hopefulness and back again, connecting the worst with the best, surmounting listlessness and exhaustion, and despair with hope.
Fiction book (1991) -
Kate was called in to speak with Derek's teacher and with an assistant principal to discuss Derek's poor grades, his poor deportment in class, his boredom, his listlessness, his defiance, and his "antisocial" behavior.
Fiction book (1998) -
Symptoms of RS include persistent vomiting, listlessness, personality changes (such as irritability or combativeness), disorientation or confusion, delirium, convulsions, and loss of consciousness.
Academic text (2007)
Synonyms
43
6.2
A lack of interest or care about things
12
6.3
A feeling of tiredness and low energy
9
9.0
A tired, unhappy feeling from having nothing to do
3
8.9
A period of very low energy and little activity
3
9.3
A feeling of being very tired and having little energy
2
8.3
A feeling of being very tired and moving slowly
1
5.3
A state of no life or energy that makes a person feel empty
1
6.2
A dull, gloomy feeling that makes things seem not interesting
1
5.4
A lack of life, energy, or movement
1
9.3
A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing
1
9.9
A state of being inactive and lacking energy
A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low
A time when the body or mind is slow and has little energy
A feeling of being heavy, slow, and very tired
A feeling of being discouraged and without much hope
A feeling that something is dull and boring
Antonyms
How Energetic
Surface Forms
Etymology
Listlessness comes from the old word list, which once meant 'desire' or 'want', plus the ending -less meaning 'without' and -ness that makes a noun. So listlessness literally means 'without desire', which is why it describes a lack of energy or interest. This list is not the same as the 'list' you write on paper.