'Spiritless' definitions:
Definition of 'spiritless'
(from WordNet)
adjective
Lacking ardor or vigor or energy; "a spiritless reply to criticism" [ant: spirited]
adjective
Evidencing little spirit or courage; overly submissive or compliant; "compliant and anxious to suit his opinions of those of others"; "a fine fiery blast against meek conformity"- Orville Prescott; "she looked meek but had the heart of a lion"; "was submissive and subservient" [syn: meek, spiritless]
Definition of 'Spiritless'
From: GCIDE
- 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 in lock, so woebegone. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. Having no breath; extinct; dead. "The spiritless body." --Greenhill. [1913 Webster] -- {Spir"it*less*ly}, adv. -- {Spir"it*less*ness}, n. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'spiritless'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- affectless,
- aloof,
- anesthetized,
- apathetic,
- arctic,
- arid,
- asleep,
- autistic,
- barren,
- benumbed,
- blah,
- blank,
- blase,
- bloodless,
- blue,
- blunt,
- bowed-down,
- cast down,
- catatonic,
- characterless,
- chill,
- chilly,
- cold,
- cold as charity,
- cold-blooded,
- coldhearted,
- colorless,
- comatose,
- cool,
- dashed,
- dead,
- deceased,
- defunct,
- dejected,
- departed,
- depressed,
- desensitized,
- despairing,
- despondent,
- desponding,
- detached,
- disconsolate,
- discouraged,
- disheartened,
- disinterested,
- dismal,
- dispassionate,
- dispirited,
- down,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- draggy,
- drearisome,
- dreary,
- drooping,
- droopy,
- drugged,
- dry,
- dryasdust,
- dull,
- dusty,
- effete,
- elephantine,
- emotionally dead,
- emotionless,
- empty,
- etiolated,
- exanimate,
- extinct,
- fade,
- feeling low,
- flat,
- frigid,
- frosted,
- frosty,
- frozen,
- gritless,
- gutless,
- heartless,
- heavy,
- hebetudinous,
- ho-hum,
- hollow,
- hopeless,
- hypochondriac,
- hypochondriacal,
- icy,
- immovable,
- impassible,
- impassive,
- in a stupor,
- in low spirits,
- in the depths,
- in the doldrums,
- in the dumps,
- inane,
- indifferent,
- inexcitable,
- insipid,
- insouciant,
- insusceptible,
- jejune,
- languid,
- languishing,
- Laodicean,
- leaden,
- lethargic,
- lifeless,
- listless,
- low,
- low-spirited,
- nonchalant,
- nonemotional,
- numb,
- numbed,
- objective,
- obtuse,
- Olympian,
- out of touch,
- pale,
- pallid,
- passionless,
- passive,
- pedestrian,
- pessimistic,
- phlegmatic,
- pining,
- plodding,
- pluckless,
- pointless,
- poky,
- ponderous,
- resigned,
- self-absorbed,
- slack,
- slow,
- sluggish,
- solemn,
- soporific,
- soulless,
- spunkless,
- sterile,
- stiff,
- stodgy,
- stoic,
- stuffy,
- stupefied,
- subdued,
- submissive,
- suicidal,
- superficial,
- supine,
- tasteless,
- tedious,
- torpid,
- unaffectionate,
- unanimated,
- uncaring,
- unconcerned,
- uncourageous,
- undaring,
- unemotional,
- unfeeling,
- ungallant,
- unheroic,
- unimpassioned,
- unimpressionable,
- uninterested,
- unintrepid,
- unlively,
- unloving,
- unpassionate,
- unresponding,
- unresponsive,
- unsoldierlike,
- unsoldierly,
- unsusceptible,
- unsympathetic,
- untouchable,
- unvaliant,
- unvalorous,
- vapid,
- weary of life,
- withdrawn,
- woebegone,
- wooden,
- world-weary