'Lethargy' definitions:
Definition of 'lethargy'
(from WordNet)
noun
A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness]
noun
Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness]
noun
Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" [syn: languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness]
Definition of 'Lethargy'
From: GCIDE
- Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. -gies (-j[i^]z). [F. l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See Lethe.]
- 1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked. [1913 Webster]
- 2. A state of inaction or indifference. [1913 Webster]
- Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'Lethargy'
From: GCIDE
- Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t. To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'lethargy'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- abstraction,
- abulia,
- acedia,
- alienation,
- aloofness,
- anxiety,
- anxiety equivalent,
- anxiety state,
- apathy,
- asininity,
- ataraxia,
- ataraxy,
- benumbedness,
- blah,
- blahs,
- blockishness,
- boobishness,
- boorishness,
- boredom,
- bovinity,
- catalepsy,
- catatonic stupor,
- cloddishness,
- coma,
- comatoseness,
- compulsion,
- crassness,
- crudeness,
- dejection,
- denseness,
- density,
- depression,
- detachment,
- dim-wittedness,
- dimness,
- disinterest,
- dispassion,
- disregard,
- dolce far niente,
- doltishness,
- doziness,
- drowsiness,
- dull-wittedness,
- dullardism,
- dullness,
- dumbness,
- duncery,
- elation,
- emotionalism,
- encephalitis lethargica,
- enervation,
- ennui,
- euphoria,
- exhaustion,
- fatigue,
- folie du doute,
- grossness,
- heartlessness,
- heaviness,
- hebetude,
- heedlessness,
- high,
- hopelessness,
- hypochondria,
- hysteria,
- hysterics,
- idleness,
- impassivity,
- inactivity,
- inanimation,
- inanition,
- inappetence,
- indifference,
- indolence,
- inertia,
- inertness,
- insensibility,
- insouciance,
- jadedness,
- lack of appetite,
- lackadaisicalness,
- languidness,
- languishment,
- languor,
- languorousness,
- lassitude,
- laziness,
- lenitude,
- lentor,
- lethargicalness,
- lifelessness,
- listlessness,
- loutishness,
- lumpishness,
- mania,
- melancholia,
- mental distress,
- narcohypnosis,
- narcolepsy,
- narcoma,
- narcosis,
- narcotic stupor,
- narcotization,
- ninnyism,
- nod,
- nonchalance,
- numbness,
- oafdom,
- oafishness,
- obsession,
- obtuseness,
- opacity,
- oscitancy,
- oscitation,
- pandiculation,
- passiveness,
- passivity,
- pathological indecisiveness,
- phlegm,
- phlegmaticalness,
- phlegmaticness,
- plucklessness,
- preoccupation,
- psychalgia,
- psychomotor disturbance,
- resignation,
- resignedness,
- satedness,
- sedation,
- shock,
- simpletonianism,
- sleep,
- sleepiness,
- sleeping sickness,
- sloth,
- slothfulness,
- slowness,
- sluggishness,
- slumber,
- somnolence,
- somnolency,
- sopor,
- soporifousness,
- sottishness,
- spiritlessness,
- spunklessness,
- stolidity,
- stretching,
- stupefaction,
- stupidity,
- stupor,
- supineness,
- swoon,
- thanatosis,
- thick-headedness,
- thick-wittedness,
- tic,
- tiredness,
- torpidity,
- torpidness,
- torpitude,
- torpor,
- trance,
- twitching,
- unconcern,
- unmindfulness,
- unresponsiveness,
- unteachability,
- weakness,
- weariness,
- withdrawal,
- withdrawnness,
- world-weariness,
- wrongheadedness,
- yawning,
- yokelism