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listless adjective [ ˈlɪs(t)ləs ]

• (of a person or their manner) lacking energy or enthusiasm.
• "bouts of listless depression"
Similar: lethargic, enervated, lackadaisical, spiritless, unenergetic, lifeless, vigourless, lacking energy, limp, effete, languid, languorous, languishing, inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid, supine, half-hearted, lukewarm, indifferent, uninterested, impassive, indolent, idle, apathetic, shiftless, slothful, passive, dull, heavy,
Opposite: energetic, lively,
Origin: Middle English: from list3 + -less.


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