listless C2 Topic:People & Society US /ˈlɪstlɪs/ See IPA manual Freq #41517 Meanings 1 adj lacking zest or vivacity I was listless and bored. Thesaurus Synonyms apatheticapathisticallanguidsluggishhalfheartedlackadaisicaltorpidsupineexanimatemoony ↔ Opposites enthusiasticbrisklustyeffervescentpeppyfriskyvivacious Word family Forms listlesslylistlessness Etymology From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless. lystles Middle English View etymology graph -> Topics People & Society Word Formation & Derivatives External links Cambridge Dictionary Wiktionary Google Images # listless **Type:** Word **Level:** C2 **Part of speech:** adj **IPA (US):** /ˈlɪstlɪs/ **Frequency rank:** 41517 ## Meanings 1. lacking zest or vivacity ## Examples - I was listless and bored. ## Synonyms - apathetic - apathistical - languid - sluggish - halfhearted - lackadaisical - torpid - supine - exanimate - moony ## Antonyms - enthusiastic - brisk - lusty - effervescent - peppy - frisky - vivacious ## Roots and Affixes - Root: lystles ## Etymology From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) + -less. Compare German lustlos and Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless. ## Topics - People & Society - Word Formation & Derivatives markdown