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noun
A state of being inactive or stuporous.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A state of apathy or lethargy.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
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Synonyms: lethargy, sluggishness, languor, torpidity
Antonyms: none provided
noun
A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable, uncountable
Topics: biology, natural-sciences
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Antonyms: none provided
noun
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: listlessness, torpidity, torpidness
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: passivity, passiveness
noun
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Synonyms: torpidity
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: physical condition, physiological state, physiological condition
Narrower terms: hibernation, lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness
History
From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).
Across languages
31 source translations are retained for this English entry.
