shiftlessness shiftlessly • shifty · · · Info · Definitions · Characters · · shiftlessness · · Text Latin · · Script 13 · · Length Definitions · · · (noun) a failure to be active as a consequence of lack of initiative or ambition. · · Noun Definition 1 Characters · · e latin small letter e U+0065 f latin small letter f U+0066 h latin small letter h U+0068 i latin small letter i U+0069 l latin small letter l U+006C n latin small letter n U+006E s latin small letter s U+0073 t latin small letter t U+0074