adjective
definition
Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
Examples of listless in a Sentence
He waved a listless hand in the air.
The troops, meanwhile, stood growing listless and dispirited.
She stared at him through listless eyes, the gaze of a human awaiting only the final step in the transformation process.
The people remained listless, giving no indications of any eager dislike of the government policy.
She'd become listless, hardly leaving the house.
Natasha had no desire to go out anywhere and wandered from room to room like a shadow, idle and listless.
Not feeling so well these days get very listless.
One day I was resting on my bed and feeling listless, with no goal to aim at.
Your child seems sleepy or listless most of the time.
The same rather listless deadpan succession of scenes, only loosely connected, with a haphazard sense of narrative.
It is very difficult to put in a tough Tae Bo workout and feel all blue and listless as you hit the shower.
I gave up smoking on Monday and feel a bit listless in a way.
This condition occurs commonly in young hamsters kept together when one or more may suddenly appear listless.
But now this head was swaying helplessly with the uneven movements of the bearers, and the cold listless gaze fixed itself upon nothing.
Everybody got so listless that for once I and my dreamer found ourselves in the lead.
In fact, stereotypes linger for a reason, and the emo culture is as much defined by music as it is by a specifically listless and glum attitude.
Both had been looking dehydrated and Anthea seemed very listless.
If she is whiney and listless, she may be sicker than her temperature indicates.
She may become listless and may even lose the will to chew on herr favorite toy.
The brighter the green, the more enervating and hopeful a person may feel, which is why lime green travel totes are the perfect accessory for keeping listless and weary travelers in a positive frame of mind.