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hebetude

[ heb-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
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noun

the state of being dull; lethargy.

RELATED WORDS

apathetic, blah, comatose, debilitated, dilatory, dopey, dormant, drowsy, dull, enervated, heavy, idle, impassive, inactive, indifferent, inert, lackadaisical, laggard, laid-back, languid

Nearby words

heber, reginald, heberden, heberden's nodes, hebetate, hebetic, hebetude, hebiatrics, hebr., hebraic, hebraicize, hebraism

Origin of hebetude

1615–25; < Late Latin hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equivalent to Latin hebet- (stem of hebes) dull + -ūdō; see -tude
Related formsheb·e·tu·di·nous, adjective
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British Dictionary definitions for hebetudinous

hebetude

/ (ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd) /

noun

rare mental dullness or lethargy
Derived Formshebetudinous, adjective

Word Origin for hebetude

C17: from Late Latin hebetūdō, from Latin hebes blunt
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Word Origin and History for hebetudinous

hebetude

n.

1620s, from Latin hebetudo, noun of quality from hebes "blunt, dull," of unknown origin. Related: Hebetate (v.); hebetation; hebetudinous.

Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper

Medicine definitions for hebetudinous

hebetude

[ hĕb′ĭ-tōōd′ ]

n.

Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.
Related formsheb′e•tu′di•nous (-tōōd′n-əs) adj.
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