TORPOR

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy

Synonyms:

listlessness; torpidity; torpidness; torpor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

Hypernyms ("torpor" is a kind of...):

passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)

Meaning:

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

Example:

he fell into a deep torpor

Synonyms:

torpidity; torpor

Classified under:

Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

Hypernyms ("torpor" is a kind of...):

physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torpor"):

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))