torpidity

 [tawr-pid]  

tor·pid

1   [tawr-pid]
adjective
1.
inactive or sluggish.
2.
slow; dull; apathetic; lethargic.
3.
dormant, as a hibernating or estivating animal.
Origin:
1605–15; < Latin torpidus numb, equivalent to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -idus -id4

Related forms
tor·pid·i·ty, tor·pid·ness, noun
tor·pid·ly, adverb

Synonyms
2. indolent. 3. See inactive.

Antonyms
1. energetic.

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torpid (ˈtɔːpɪd)
 
—adj
1.  apathetic, sluggish, or lethargic
2.  (of a hibernating animal) dormant; having greatly reduced metabolic activity
3.  unable to move or feel
 
[C17: from Latin torpidus, from torpēre to be numb, motionless]
 
tor'pidity
 
—n
 
'torpidly
 
—adv

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