Antonyms for listless

Grammar : Adj

Spell : list-lis

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɪst lɪs

Definition of listless

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle English liste "pleasure, joy, delight" (see list (v.4)) + -less. Related: Listlessly; listlessness.

adj spiritless, without energy

Example sentences :

His heart no longer thumped—it was throbbing in a tired, listless fashion.
Extract from : « Chip, of the Flying U » by B. M. Bower

She shook violently for a while before she answered in a listless voice.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

Eventually, however, she lapsed into a sort of listless immobility.
Extract from : « Cleo The Magnificent » by Louis Zangwill

"Then I've missed them," said Rotha, sinking into a chair in a listless attitude.
Extract from : « The Shadow of a Crime » by Hall Caine

There was a listless melancholy, a lonely weariness in his look and movements.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

He dropped with a listless weariness into the chair that Greta drew up to the fire.
Extract from : « A Son of Hagar » by Sir Hall Caine

Rum was in itself an effect, and not by any means the cause of the Captain's listless apathy.
Extract from : « Captain Blood » by Rafael Sabatini

She fell into fits of hysteria, sat whole hours listless, with her feet on the fender.
Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine

He surveyed her slumped figure, her lined and listless face.
Extract from : « The Moon is Green » by Fritz Reuter Leiber

She no longer grieved––no longer sat sad and listless in her place.
Extract from : « The Cruise of the Shining Light » by Norman Duncan

Synonyms for listless

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