LASSITUDE

inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness

(noun) weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

languor, lassitude, listlessness

(noun) a feeling of lack of interest or energy

lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness

(noun) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

lassitude (countable and uncountable, plural lassitudes)

Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue.

Listlessness or languor.

Source: Wiktionary


Las"si*tude, n. Etym: [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late.]

Definition: A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness. The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. Barrow.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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COMMUNICATIONS

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