lifeless

lifeless
life‧less /ˈlaɪfləs/ adjective1. literary dead or appearing to be dead:
    Anton’s lifeless body was found floating in the lake.
2. lacking the positive qualities that make something or someone interesting, exciting, or active
   OPP  lively:
    The actors’ performances were lifeless.
3. not living, or not having living things on it:
    The surface of the Moon is arid and lifeless.
4. lifeless hair or skin is in bad condition and does not look healthy
   SYN  dull
—lifelessly adverb
—lifelessness noun [uncountable]
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ dead no longer alive: the bodies of three dead soldiers | Is her father dead?
   ▪ lifeless literary dead or seeming to be dead: their lifeless bodies
   ▪ late [only before noun] formal dead – use this as a polite way of talking about someone who has died, especially recently: Mrs Lombard’s late husband | a gold Cartier bracelet that once belonged to the late American artist Andy Warhol
   ▪ deceased formal dead: Her parents, now deceased, disapproved of her marriage. | her deceased husband | They were friends of the deceased (=the person who died).
   ▪ departed [only before noun] dead – used in order to be polite and avoid saying the word ‘dead’: They paid their respects to their departed uncle. | his dear departed wife
   ▪ gone [not before noun] informal dead – used especially when someone was alive not long before: ‘Is she gone?’ ‘I’m afraid so.’