noun
Meaning 1
The property of being torpid.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
torpidity
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noun
Meaning 2
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: listlessness, torpidness, torpor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passivity, passiveness
noun
Meaning 3
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- he fell into a deep torpor
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: torpor
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
Narrower terms: hibernation, lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness
History
Etymology
Etymology tree Latin torpidus English torpid Proto-Indo-European *-teh2 Proto-Indo-European *-ts Proto-Indo-European *-teh2ts Latin -itāsder. Old French -itebor. Middle English -ite English -ity English torpidity From torpid + -ity.