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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lassitude \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.
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
lassitude
n 1: a state of comatose torpor [syn: {lethargy}, {sluggishness}]
2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: {languor}, {listlessness}]
3: lack of vitality or energy [syn: {inanition}, {lethargy}]
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