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lassitude

noun
/ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/UK/ˈlæsɪˌtud/US

Etymology

Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.

  1. derived from lassitūdō
  2. borrowed from lassitude

Definitions

  1. Lethargy or lack of energy

    Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

    • Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.
    • Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.
    • "Then it's No, darling?" he said at last. She gave a gesture of lassitude. She was exhausted. "The studio is yours. Everything belongs to you. If you want to bring him here, how can I prevent you?"

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA