About The Word Lassitude
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Lassitude
Lassitude Definition And Meaning |
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What's The Definition Of Lassitude?
[n] weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[n] a feeling of lack of interest or energy [n] a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) Synonyms | Synonyms for Lassitude: inanition | languor | lethargy | lethargy | listlessness | sluggishness Related Terms | Find terms related to Lassitude: acedia | adynamia | anemia | apathy | atony | blah feeling | bloodlessness | blues | boredom | brain fag | cachexia | cachexy | cowardice | debilitation | debility | depression | disinterest | disregard | doldrums | drowsiness | dullness | dumps | enervation | enfeeblement | ennui | etiolation | exhaustion | eyestrain | faintness | fatigue | feebleness | flabbiness | flaccidity | goneness | heart strain | heaviness | hebetude | heedlessness | impotence | inanimation | indifference | insouciance | jadedness | lackadaisicalness | languidness | languishment | languor | languorousness | lenitude | lentor | lethargy | lifelessness | listlessness | mental fatigue | mental strain | oscitancy | overstrain | overtiredness | passivity | phlegm | powerlessness | prostration | satedness | sleep | sleepiness | sloth | slothfulness | slowness | sluggishness | slumber | softness | somnolence | stance fatigue | strain | strengthlessness | stupefaction | stupor | supineness | tedium | tiredness | torpidity | torpidness | torpitude | torpor | unconcern | unmindfulness | weakliness | weakness | wearifulness | weariness | world-weariness See Also | apathy | hebetude | torpidity | torpor | weakness Lassitude In Webster's Dictionary \Las"si*tude\, n. [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint,
weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See {Late}.]
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.
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