Definitions for: Lethargy

[n] inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
[n] weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[n] a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Leth"ar*gy, v. t.
To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.

Synonyms: inanition, languor, lassitude, lassitude, phlegm, sluggishness, sluggishness

See Also: hebetude, inactiveness, inactivity, inertia, torpidity, torpor, weakness

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