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lassitude

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las·si·tude  (ls-td, -tyd)
n.
A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lassitd, from lassus, weary; see l- in Indo-European roots.]

lassitude
Noun
physical or mental weariness [Latin lassus tired]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lassitude - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
hebetude - mental lethargy or dullness
torpidity, torpor - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
2.lassitude - a feeling of lack of interest or energy
apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
3.lassitude - weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed"
Translations
lassitude [ˈlæsɪtjuːd] nlasitud f


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Always on horseback, he had never known what lassitude was.
There are the spiritually consumptive ones: hardly are they born when they begin to die, and long for doctrines of lassitude and renunciation.
Her rapid footsteps shook her own floors, and she routed lassitude and indifference wherever she came.
 
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