Definitions for: Lassitude

[n] weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[n] a feeling of lack of interest or energy
[n] a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: inanition, languor, lethargy, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness

See Also: apathy, hebetude, torpidity, torpor, weakness

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