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lassitude |
2 definitions found 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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