torpor
[ tawr-per ]
/ ˈtɔr pər /
noun
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
lethargic indifference; apathy.
a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.
RELATED WORDS
torpidity, sloth, laziness, languor, dormancy, disinterest, idleness, impassivity, dullness, inaction, passiveness, listlessness, inactivity, stupor, slumber, apathy, slowness, drowsiness
Nearby words
- torpedo-boat destroyer,
- torpedoman,
- torpex,
- torpid,
- torpidly,
- torpor retinae,
- torporific,
- torquate,
- torquay,
- torque
Origin of torpor
SYNONYMS FOR torpor
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torpor
/ (ˈtɔːpə) /
noun
a state of torpidity
Word Origin for torpor
C17: from Latin: inactivity, from torpēre to be motionless
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torpor
c.1600, from Latin torpor "numbness," from torpere "be numb," from PIE root *ster- "stiff" (cf. Old Church Slavonic trupeti, Lithuanian tirpstu "to become rigid;" Greek stereos "solid;" Old English steorfan "to die;" see sterile).
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torpor
[ tôr′pər ]
n.
A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
Lethargy; apathy.
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