Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913 Listless · List·less · IPA /ˈlɪstlɪs/ 01 a. Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. 1. Having no desire or inclination; indifferent; heedless; spiritless. “Benumbed with cold, and listless of their gain.” — Dryden. “I was listless, and desponding.” — Swift. Syn. Heedless; careless; indifferent; vacant; uninterested; languid; spiritless; supine; indolent.