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las⋅si⋅tude
[las-i-tood, -tyood] 
ɪˌtud
–noun
| 1. | weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; lack of energy; listlessness; languor. |
| 2. | a condition of indolent indifference: the pleasant lassitude of the warm summer afternoon. |
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| las·si·tude (lās'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') n. A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy. [Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lassitūdō, from lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.] |
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Lassitude
Las"si*tude\, n. [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See Late.] A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness. The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow.
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lassitude
1533, from M.Fr. lassitude, from L. lassitudinem (nom. lassitudo) "faintness, weariness," from lassus "faint, tired, weary," from PIE base *lad- "slow, weary" (cf. O.E. læt "sluggish, slow;" see late (adj.)).
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Main Entry: las·si·tude
Pronunciation: 'las-&-"t(y)üd
Function: noun
: a condition of weariness, debility, or fatigue lassitude>
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lassitude las·si·tude (lās'ĭ-t&oomacr;d', -ty&oomacr;d')
n.
A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness.
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