spiritlessness

spiritlessness
index disinterest (lack of interest)

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  • spiritlessness — spiritless ► ADJECTIVE ▪ lacking courage, energy, or determination. DERIVATIVES spiritlessly adverb spiritlessness noun …   English terms dictionary

  • Spiritlessness — Spiritless Spir it*less, a. 1. Destitute of spirit; wanting animation; wanting cheerfulness; dejected; depressed. [1913 Webster] 2. Destitute of vigor; wanting life, courage, or fire. [1913 Webster] A men so faint, so spiritless, So dull, so dead …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spiritlessness — noun see spiritless …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • spiritlessness — See spiritlessly. * * * …   Universalium

  • spiritlessness — noun The state or quality of being spiritless …   Wiktionary

  • spiritlessness — spir·it·less·ness …   English syllables

  • spiritlessness — noun the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things generally • Syn: ↑apathy, ↑indifference, ↑numbness • Derivationally related forms: ↑spiritless, ↑numb (for: ↑numbness), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • numbness — noun 1. partial or total lack of sensation in a part of the body; a symptom of nerve damage or dysfunction (Freq. 1) • Derivationally related forms: ↑numb • Hypernyms: ↑symptom 2. the trait of lacking enthusiasm for or interest in things… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Foziness — Fo zi*ness, n. The state of being fozy; spiritlessness; dullness. [Scot.] [1913 Webster] [The Whigs ] foziness can no longer be concealed. Blackwood s. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • spiritless — adjective Date: 1598 lacking animation, cheerfulness, or courage Synonyms: see lanquid • spiritlessly adverb • spiritlessness noun …   New Collegiate Dictionary

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