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TORPIDITY
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
Synonyms:
listlessness; torpidity; torpidness; torpor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("torpidity" is a kind of...):
passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)
Derivation:
torpid (in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Example:
he fell into a deep torpor
Synonyms:
torpidity; torpor
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("torpidity" is a kind of...):
physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torpidity"):
hibernation (the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter)
lassitude; lethargy; sluggishness (a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness))
Derivation:
torpid (slow and apathetic)
