Torpor

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility.
  • n. Lethargy; apathy. See Synonyms at lethargy.
  • n. The dormant, inactive state of a hibernating or estivating animal.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. Being inactive or stuporous.
  • n. A state of apathy or lethargy.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
  • n. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. Loss of motion or sensibility; numbness or inactivity of mind or body; torpidity; torpidness; dormancy; apathy; stupor: as, the torpor of a hibernating animal; the torpor of intoxication or of grief.
  • n. Dullness; sluggishness; apathy; stupidity.
  • WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
  • n. a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
  • n. inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
  • Hypernym
    Words that are more generic or abstract
    Form
    torporific   
    Synonym
    Words with the same meaning
    numbness    dullness    sluggishness    inactivity    apathy    torpidity    lethargy    languor   
    Same Context
    Words that are found in similar contexts
    lethargy    stupor    apathy    inactivity    stagnation    languor    indolence    dullness    insensibility    dizziness