torpor
- sluggish inactivity or inertia.
- lethargic indifference; apathy.
- a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
- dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.
Origin of torpor
Synonyms for torpor
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torpidity, sloth, laziness, languor, dormancy, disinterest, idleness, impassivity, dullness, inaction, passiveness, listlessness, inactivity, stupor, slumber, apathy, slowness, drowsinessExamples from the Web for torpor
Contemporary Examples of torpor
These are times of torpor in Paris, politically as well as economically.
But it was first and foremost an attempt to wake up America from the torpor of the daily grind under its meritocratic overlords.
Historical Examples of torpor
In my state of torpor I was not, however, long left in peace.
Tales And Novels, Volume 4 (of 10)Maria Edgeworth
I did not want to move again, and the torpor seemed to me thoroughly delicious.
My Double LifeSarah Bernhardt
In India you will easily believe that the torpor is still unbroken.
A Writer's Recollections (In Two Volumes), Volume IMrs. Humphry Ward
Suddenly, amid her torpor, she sprang out of bed and ran into the studio.
His MasterpieceEmile Zola
He only issued from his torpor at night to fall into blind and puerile fits of anger.
Therese RaquinEmile Zola
torpor
- a state of torpidity
Word Origin for torpor
Word Origin and History for 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).
torpor
(tôr′pər)- A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
- Lethargy; apathy.