listless Meaning, Definition & Usage

adjective satellite lacking zest or vivacity
- he was listless and bored
adjective satellite marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
dispirited.
- a dispirited and divided Party
- reacted to the crisis with listless resignation

OE. listles, lustles. See Lust.

Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. " A listless unconcern." Thomson.
Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain. Dryden.

I was listless, and desponding. Swift.
Syn. -- Heedless; careless; indifferent; vacant; uninterested; languid; spiritless; supine; indolent. -- List"less*ly, adv. -- List"less*ness, n.