listlessness

/ˈlɪstləsnəs/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈlɪstləsnəs/ (ame, ipa)

listlessness — noun

1. a tired, flat mood in which you feel too weak or bored to move, work, or care ab

1.名詞C1
釋義

a tired, flat mood in which you feel too weak or bored to move, work, or care about anything around you

例句

A week of grey rain left Hugo with a heavy listlessness all day.

abstract noun naming a low-energy mood state

The summer heat brought a deep listlessness to the whole office by mid-afternoon.

collocation: deep / heavy listlessness

同義詞
  • lethargy

    stronger, more physical; the body feels slow and heavy

  • apathy

    stresses not caring rather than having no energy

  • torpor

    formal; near-total stillness, often after a big meal or illness

反義詞
  • energy

    the everyday opposite — being ready and able to act

  • enthusiasm

    opposite on the 'caring / interest' side

用法筆記

Almost always uncountable and used with 'a' only when modified (a deep listlessness). Subject experiencing it is usually a person, but a place or group can show it too.

常見錯誤

❌He had many listlessnesses after the trip.
✅He felt deep listlessness after the trip.
💡it is uncountable, so no plural and no number.
❌She did her homework with listlessness about the maths.
✅She felt listlessness about everything that week.
💡it names a whole low-energy mood, not interest in one task.