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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Word of the Day

23 February 2025

BARGAIN

(noun) an advantageous purchase; “she got a bargain at the auction”; “the stock was a real buy at that price”


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According to Guinness World Records, the largest iced coffee is 14,228.1 liters and was created by Caffé Bene (South Korea), in Yangju, South Korea, on 17 July 2014. They poured iced black Americano on the giant cup that measured 3.3 meters tall and 2.62 meters wide.

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