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leth⋅ar⋅gy

  [leth-er-jee]
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–noun, plural -gies.
1. the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
2. Pathology. an abnormal state or disorder characterized by overpowering drowsiness or sleep.
Origin:
1325–75; < LL lēthargia < Gk lēthargía, equiv. to ltharg(os) drowsy + -ia -y 3 (see Lethe, -algia ); r. ME litargie < ML litargīa < LGk, Gk, as above
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leth·ar·gy   (lěth'ər-jē)   
n.   pl. leth·ar·gies
  1. A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy.
  2. A state of unconsciousness resembling deep sleep.

[Middle English letargie, from Old French, from Late Latin lēthārgia, from Greek lēthārgiā, from lēthārgos, forgetful : lēthē, forgetfulness + ārgos, idle (a-, without; see a-1 + ergon, work; see werg- in Indo-European roots).]
Synonyms: These nouns refer to a deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity. Lethargy is a state of sluggishness, drowsy dullness or apathy: The war roused the nation from its lethargy.
Lassitude implies weariness or diminished energy such as might result from physical or mental strain: "His anger had evaporated; he felt nothing but utter lassitude" (John Galsworthy).
Torpor and torpidity suggest the suspension of activity characteristic of an animal in hibernation: "My calmness was the torpor of despair" (Charles Brockden Brown). Nothing could dispel the torpidity of the indifferent audience.
Stupor is often produced by the effects of alcohol or narcotics; it suggests a benumbed or dazed state of mind: "The huge height of the buildings . . . the hubbub and endless stir . . . struck me into a kind of stupor of surprise" (Robert Louis Stevenson).
Languor is the indolence typical of one who is satiated by a life of luxury or pleasure: After the banquet, I was overcome by languor.
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Lethargy

Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. -gies (-j[i^]z). [F. l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See Lethe.]

1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked.

2. A state of inaction or indifference.

Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.

Lethargy

Leth"ar*gy\, v. t. To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Language Translation for : lethargy
Spanish: letargo,
German: die Lethargie,
Japanese: 無気力
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lethargy 
c.1374, from L.L. lethargia, from Gk. lethargia "forgetfulness," from lethargos "forgetful," originally "inactive through forgetfulness," from lethe "forgetfulness" + argos "idle."
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Main Entry: leth·ar·gy
Pronunciation: 'leth-&r-jE
Function: noun
Inflected Form: plural -gies
1 : abnormaldrowsiness
2 : the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent —lethargic adjective
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lethargy leth·ar·gy (lěth'ər-jē)
n.

  1. A state of sluggishness, inactivity, and apathy.
  2. A state of unconsciousness resembling deep sleep.

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