Emily Dickinson Lexicon

LIFE'LESS, a.

1. Dead; deprived of life; as, a lifeless body.
2. Destitute of life; unanimated; as, lifeless matter.
3. Destitute of power, force, rigor, or spirit; dull; heavy; inactive.
4. Void of spirit; vapid; as liquor.
5. Torpid.
6. Wanting physical energy.