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"

Translations

sluggishness [ˈslʌgɪʃnɪs] n → lentitud f