About The Word Torpor
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Torpor
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What's The Definition Of Torpor?
[n] inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy
[n] a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor" Synonyms | Synonyms for Torpor: listlessness | torpidity | torpidity | torpidness Related Terms | Find terms related to Torpor: See Also | hibernation | lassitude | lethargy | passiveness | passivity | physiological condition | physiological state | sluggishness Torpor In Webster's Dictionary \Tor"por\, n. [L., from torpere, to be torpid.]
1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity
with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the
mental faculties.
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