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71list — Over the centuries, English has had no fewer than five different words list, only two of which are now in everyday common usage. List ‘catalogue’ [17] was borrowed from French liste ‘band, border, strip of paper, catalogue’. This goes back to a… …
72lust — [OE] Lust is a Germanic word; it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lust , which as well as English lust had produced German lust (now used for ‘pleasure’ rather than ‘desire’). Swedish lust ‘inclination, pleasure, desire’ was borrowed from Low …
73mope — [c]/moʊp / (say mohp) verb (moped, moping) –verb (i) 1. to be sunk in listless apathy or dull dejection. –verb (t) 2. to make listless and dispirited. –noun 3. a person who mopes or is given to moping. 4. (plural) low spirits. {variant of… …
74dull — [adj1] unintelligent addled, backward, besotted, boring, brainless, daffy, daft, dense, dim, dim witted, doltish, dumb, feeble minded, half baked, ignorant, imbecilic, indolent, insensate, low, moronic, not bright, numskulled, obtuse,… …
75list — Over the centuries, English has had no fewer than five different words list, only two of which are now in everyday common usage. List ‘catalogue’ [17] was borrowed from French liste ‘band, border, strip of paper, catalogue’. This goes back to a… …
76lust — [OE] Lust is a Germanic word; it goes back to a prehistoric Germanic *lust , which as well as English lust had produced German lust (now used for ‘pleasure’ rather than ‘desire’). Swedish lust ‘inclination, pleasure, desire’ was borrowed from Low …
77listlessly — adverb in a listless manner (Freq. 1) they shook hands rather listlessly • Derived from adjective: ↑listless …
78listlessness — noun 1. a feeling of lack of interest or energy • Syn: ↑languor, ↑lassitude • Derivationally related forms: ↑listless • Hypernyms: ↑apathy 2. inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy …
79ap|a|thet|ic — «AP uh THEHT ihk», adjective. 1. with little interest or dere for action; indifferent: »The lazy boy s apathetic attitude toward schoolwork annoyed his teacher. SYNONYM(S): listless. 2. lacking in feeling; unemotional: »His apathetic response to… …
80list´less|ness — list|less «LIHST lihs», adjective. seeming too tired care about anything; not interested in things; not caring to be active: »a dull and listless mood, listless movements. SYNONYM(S): indifferent, languid. ╂[< list4, noun + less] –list´less|ly …
