LETHARGY

languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness

(noun) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”

inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness

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

lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness

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

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

lethargy (countable and uncountable, plural lethargies)

(pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, or prolonged sleep patterns. [from 14th c.]

A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion or interest; loosely, sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]

Source: Wiktionary

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Leth"ar*gy, n.; pl. -gies. Etym: [F. léthargie, L. letgargia, Gr. Lethe.]

1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.

2. A state of inaction or indifference. Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. Atterbury.

Leth"ar*gy, v. t.

Definition: To lethargize. [Obs.] Shak.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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