TORPIDITY

listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor

(noun) inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

torpor, torpidity

(noun) a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; “he fell into a deep torpor”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

torpidity (countable and uncountable, plural torpidities)

The property of being torpid.

Source: Wiktionary


Tor*pid"i*ty, n.

Definition: Same as Torpidness.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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Coffee Trivia

The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.

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