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torpidity

DEFINITIONS OF: torpidity

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n a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility

Synonyms:
torpor
Types:
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)
hebetude
mental lethargy or dullness
Type of:
physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
the condition or state of the body or bodily functions

n inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Synonyms:
listlessness, torpidness, torpor
Type of:
passiveness, passivity
the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative
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