'Lassitude' definitions:
Definition of 'lassitude'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness]
noun
A feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: languor, lassitude, listlessness]
noun
Definition of 'Lassitude'
From: GCIDE
- Lassitude \Las"si*tude\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]*t[=u]d), 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. [1913 Webster]
- The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lassitude'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- acedia,
- adynamia,
- anemia,
- apathy,
- atony,
- blah feeling,
- bloodlessness,
- blues,
- boredom,
- brain fag,
- cachexia,
- cachexy,
- cowardice,
- debilitation,
- debility,
- depression,
- disinterest,
- disregard,
- doldrums,
- drowsiness,
- dullness,
- dumps,
- enervation,
- enfeeblement,
- ennui,
- etiolation,
- exhaustion,
- eyestrain,
- faintness,
- fatigue,
- feebleness,
- flabbiness,
- flaccidity,
- goneness,
- heart strain,
- heaviness,
- hebetude,
- heedlessness,
- impotence,
- inanimation,
- indifference,
- insouciance,
- jadedness,
- lackadaisicalness,
- languidness,
- languishment,
- languor,
- languorousness,
- lenitude,
- lentor,
- lethargy,
- lifelessness,
- listlessness,
- mental fatigue,
- mental strain,
- oscitancy,
- overstrain,
- overtiredness,
- passivity,
- phlegm,
- powerlessness,
- prostration,
- satedness,
- sleep,
- sleepiness,
- sloth,
- slothfulness,
- slowness,
- sluggishness,
- slumber,
- softness,
- somnolence,
- stance fatigue,
- strain,
- strengthlessness,
- stupefaction,
- stupor,
- supineness,
- tedium,
- tiredness,
- torpidity,
- torpidness,
- torpitude,
- torpor,
- unconcern,
- unmindfulness,
- weakliness,
- weakness,
- wearifulness,
- weariness,
- world-weariness