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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 Audio Help (lās'ĭ-tōōd', -tyōōd') Pronunciation Key
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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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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lassitude
noun
1.	a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: lethargy]
2.	a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: languor]
3.	weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: inanition]

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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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