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enervated

adj · verb · 4 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • /ˈɛnɝveɪtəd/

1

adj

Meaning 1

Weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: usually

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: dispirited, enervous, languid, listless, spiritless, adiaphroistic, apathetic, apathistical, blasé, blithe, deaf, cool, shiftless, dispassionate, dull, enervated, gallionic, halfhearted, heartless, impassive, ineffervescible, insouciant, indifferent, insensible, jaded, languorous, Laodicean, lethargic, lackadaisical, lotophagous, lukewarm, meh, mopey, nonchalant, nonplussed, otiose, phlegmatic, pococurante, supine, tepid, torpid, torpedinous, unaroused, uncaring, unconcerned, unenthusiastic, unimpressible, uninterested, unlively, unmoved, untouched, unzealous, world-weary, anemic, breakable, broken-down, damaged, debilitated, decrepit, delicate, dickless, effete, enfeebled, exhausted, faint, feeble, flimsy, fragile, frail, harmed, hurt, impaired, impotent, infirm, injured, low, powerless, prostrated, prostrate, puny, raddled, resistless, sapped, slightsoft, softened, susceptible, tender, tired, unresistant, vincible, vulnerable, wasted, weak, weakened, weary, weedy, wimpy, worn out, yielding

Antonyms: energetic, peppy, vigorous, abuzz, active, agile, airy, alive, animate, animated, brisk, busy, busy as a bee, buxom, buzzing, diligent, driven, driving, dynamic, eager, effervescent, enthusiastic, expeditious, frisky, gay, genki, glowing, happy, hearty, impetuous, industrious, keen, kinetic, lively, merry, mobile, motivated, moving, nimble, perky, restive, sassy, snappy, spirited, sprightly, sprunt, spry, vibrant, vivacious, vivid, wanton, youthful, zealous, zestful, zippy

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adj

Meaning 2

Synonym of denervated.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: uncommon

Topics: medicine, sciences

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: denervated

Antonyms: none provided

3

verb

Meaning 3

simple past and past participle of enervate

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: form-of, participle, past

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adjective satellite

Meaning 4

lacking strength or vigor

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: adynamic, asthenic, debilitated

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

4 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Czech: unavený — weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality
  • Czech: zesláblý — weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality
  • Irish: meirbh — weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality
  • Spanish: enervado — weakened, debilitated or deprived of strength or vitality