CEFR B2

lifelessness

noun

Meaning

lifelessness means the property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The article uses lifelessness to mean the property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
The teacher asked students to find lifelessness in the reading.

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lifelessness (B2)

noun

Definition

Examples

The article uses lifelessness to mean the property of being lifeless, the lack of apparent animation.
The teacher asked students to find lifelessness in the reading.
Check the words around lifelessness to choose the right meaning.

How to Use lifelessness

a/the lifelessness (noun pattern): Use an article when the noun is countable in context. — "The article mentioned a lifelessness."
lifelessness in context (usage pattern): Use surrounding words to choose the correct sense. — "We checked lifelessness in context before translating it."

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