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las⋅si⋅tude

  [las-i-tood, -tyood]
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–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.
Origin:
1525–35; < L lassitūdō weariness, equiv. to lass(us) weary + -i- -i- + -tūdō -tude
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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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Word Origin & History

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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Medical Dictionary

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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