lassitude

Noun
Synonyms: lethargysluggishnesslanguorlistlessnessinanitionslackness

WordNet 3.0

Noun (3)

  1. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)Synonyms: lethargysluggishness
  2. a feeling of lack of interest or energySynonyms: languorlistlessness
  3. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energySynonyms: inanitionlethargyslackness
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Webster's Dictionary (GCIDE)

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]

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