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American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition

  1. adj. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; lethargic: reacted to the latest crisis with listless resignation.

Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia

  1. Indifferent to or taking no interest in what happens about one; languid and unheeding: as, a listless hearer or spectator.
  2. Marked by languid inactivity; manifesting relaxed attention; inanimate: as, a listless attitude.
  3. Synonyms Listless, Careless, Supine, Indolent. The listless and the careless do not care or desire; the supine and the indolent do not care enough to conquer their shrinking from activity or work. The words may all indicate a temporary state or a permanent element of character; indolent generally indicates the latter. (See idle.) Careless is not caring; supine is literally lying flat on one's back, not rousing one's self at all, ignobly indifferent; listless, indifferent and languid. Listless does not necessarily imply blame.

Wiktionary

  1. adj. Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.

GNU Webster's 1913

  1. adj. Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless.

WordNet 3.0

  1. adj. marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
  2. adj. lacking zest or vivacity

Etymologies

  1. From list + -less. (Wiktionary)
  2. Middle English listles : probably from liste, desire (from listen, to desire; see list5) + -les, -lesse, -less. (American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition)

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  • gangerh This word is a fraud. 29 lists prove it. Jul 5, 2008

  • jennarenn So true. I always feel like a bit of a parasite, but the comments are so much more fun and low-stress. Oct 26, 2007

  • seanahan Those of us on Wordie who have or show no interest in making lists. Oct 26, 2007

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‘listless’ has been looked up 4264 times, loved by 11 people, added to 80 lists, commented on 3 times, and has a Scrabble score of 8.