spiritless en · ADJ
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *(s)peys-der.? Latin spīrō Proto-Indo-European *-tus Proto-Italic *-tus Latin -tus Latin spīritus Old French espiritbor. Middle English spirit English spirit Proto-Indo-European *lewh₁- Proto-Indo-European *lewHs-der. Proto-Germanic *leusaną Proto-Germanic *lausaz Proto-Germanic *-lausaz Proto-West Germanic *-laus Old English -lēas Middle English -les English -less English spiritless From spirit + -less.
Meanings
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Lacking energy, drive, motivation or emotion. Enervated.
The team played a spiritless first half, just going through the motions. But the realization they were playing for their sick friend energized them for the second half.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most spiritless | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more spiritless | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Synonyms
saddened · morose · phlegmatic · cheerless · adiaphroistic · dull · otiose · nonchalant · deaf · doleful · woe · low-spirited · uninterested · world-weary · dejected · heartsick · lethargic · grieving · melancholic · unlively · blitheless · tristful · plaintive · lukewarm · passionate · pococurante · uncaring · torpid · apathetic · crestfallen · unconsolable · downsome · unmoved · sorrowful · low · gloomy · Laodicean · saturnine · dispirited · languid · chopfallen · nonplussed · mopey · woebegone · jaded · indifferent · chapfallen · languorous · forlorn · halfhearted · despondent · heartless · lachrymose · shattered · jawfallen · cool · sorrowsome · dolesome · lackadaisical · blithe · cut up · spiritless · Plutonic · gallionic · solemn · threnetical · disgruntled · unimpressible · elegiac · dispassionate · torpedinous · spiritless · sad · down in the mouth · disheartened · unaroused · insouciant · atrabilious · dull · wretched · grief-stricken · uncheerful · unhappy · threnetic · lugubrious · ruthful · downhearted · triste · downcast · unlively · lotophagous · melancholy · atrabiliary · heartsore · supine · down in the dumps · sullen · enervated · inconsolable · insensible · unzealous · miserable · unenthusiastic · uncheery · apathistical · sorrow-ridden · untouched · Plutonian · mournful · ineffervescible · low-spirited · sombre · impassive · glum · querulous · languid · infelicitous · shiftless · depressed · mopey · down · blasé · woeful · unconcerned · bummed out · listless · lumpish · moody · disconsolate · wistful · joyless · blue · damp · meh · lamentful · tepid · elegious · heavy-hearted · dismal
Translations (7)
ga marbhánta (lacking energy or emotion) · es apocado (lacking energy or emotion) · bg бездушен (lacking energy or emotion) · mi waitau (lacking energy or emotion) · grc ἄθυμος (lacking energy or emotion) · ga anábhailleach (lacking energy or emotion) · ota كوشك (lacking energy or emotion)