sluggishness

slug·gish  (slgsh)

adj.

1. Displaying little movement or activity; slow; inactive: a sluggish stream; sluggish growth.

2. Lacking alertness, vigor, or energy; inert or indolent.

3. Slow to perform or respond to stimulation.

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[Middle English, probably from slugge, lazy person; see slug².]

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sluggish·ly adv.

sluggish·ness n.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	sluggishness - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) lassitude, lethargy 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.	sluggishness - the pace of things that move relatively slowly; "the sluggishness of the economy"; "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold" pace, rate - the relative speed of progress or change; "he lived at a fast pace"; "he works at a great rate"; "the pace of events accelerated"
	3.	sluggishness - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" languor, lethargy, phlegm, flatness inertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"

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sluggishness

noun inactivity, lethargy, drowsiness, apathy, inertia, stagnation, dullness, torpor, heaviness, indolence, lassitude, languor, listlessness, somnolence, slothfulness a medical condition which causes sluggishness and bad breath

Translations

sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] N

1. (= indolence) → pereza f

2. (= slowness) → lentitud f

sluggishness

n (= indolence, also Med) → Trägheit f; (of engine, car) → Lahmheit f; (of temperament) → Phlegma nt; (of steps, pace) → Schwerfälligkeit f; (of river) → Trägheit f; the sluggishness of the market → die Flaute am Markt; the sluggishness of the business → die geschäftliche Flaute

sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] n (gen) → lentezza; (of business, sales) → stasi f, ristagno