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Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. " A listless unconcern." Thomson. Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain. Dryden. I was listless, and desponding. Swift.

Bold; spirited; showy. The dashing and daring spirit is preferable to the listless. T. Campbell.

Having a dull, faint heart; spiritless; listless. -- Dead"*heart`ed*ness, n. Bp. Hall.

to while away; to take away as if by deception. These occupations oftentimes deceived The listless hour. Wordsworth.

language; tongue; form of speech. This book is writ in such a dialect As may the minds of listless men affect. Bunyan. The universal dialect of the world. South.

l progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. To be in the doldrums, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium.

Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope. " German dreams, Italian languors." The Century.

Hence: Mechanical; indifferent; listless; careless. "Perfunctory in his devotions." Sharp.

Affected with poppy juice; hence, figuratively, drugged; drowsy; listless; inactive. [R.] The poppied sails doze on the yard. Lowell.

Negligent; heedless; indolent; listless. He became pusillanimous and supine, and openly exposed to any temptation. Woodward.

Inactive; listless. [R.] While other animals unactive range. Milton.

Want of concern; absence of anxiety; freedom from solicitude; indifference. A listless unconcern, Cold, and averting from our neighbor's good. Thomson.

Listlessness; disinclination. [Obs.] "Idleness and unlust." Chaucer.

being vacant; emptiness; hence, freedom from employment; intermission; leisure; idleness; listlessness. All dispositions to idleness or vacancy, even before they are habits, are dangerous. Sir H. Wotton.