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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (3)

1. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness);
[syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness]

2. a feeling of lack of interest or energy;
[syn: languor, lassitude, listlessness]

3. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy;
[syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Lassitude \Las"si*tude\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]*t[=u]d), 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. [1913 Webster] The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

lassitude n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness] 2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: languor, lassitude, listlessness] 3: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]