Dictionary entry

Listless

Webster's Dictionary 1913

List″less, a. [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.