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LIFELESSNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Not having life
Synonyms:
inanimateness; lifelessness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("lifelessness" is a kind of...):
physiological property (a property having to do with the functioning of the body)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lifelessness"):
deadness (the inanimate property of something that has died)
insentience (lacking consciousness or ability to perceive sensations)
Derivation:
lifeless (deprived of life; no longer living)
lifeless (not having the capacity to support life)
lifeless (lacking animation or excitement or activity)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of no motion or movement
Example:
the utter motionlessness of a marble statue
Synonyms:
lifelessness; motionlessness; stillness
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("lifelessness" is a kind of...):
state (the way something is with respect to its main attributes)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "lifelessness"):
fixedness; immobility; stationariness (remaining in place)
Derivation:
lifeless (lacking animation or excitement or activity)
lifeless (destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings)
