lassitude

/'læsitju:d/
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lassitude

A student feels lassitude while studying late at night.

Definition
  1. Noun:
    • A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy: A feeling of tiredness, weakness, or listlessness.
    • A state of lethargy or indifference: A feeling of lack of interest or enthusiasm.
    • A condition of torpor or sluggishness: A state of reduced physical or mental activity, often resembling drowsiness.
Usage and Examples
  • General Use:
    • After the long illness, a profound lassitude kept her in bed for most of the day.
    • The summer heat induced a pleasant lassitude, making it hard to focus on work.
  • Mental/Emotional State:
    • He tried to fight the lassitude that came with his boredom and lack of purpose.
    • A sense of lassitude overcame the team after their project was canceled.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • Clinical or Literary Context: "Lassitude" often appears in medical descriptions or literary works to denote a deep, pervasive fatigue beyond ordinary tiredness.
    • The patient's primary symptoms were fever and lassitude.
    • The novel captured the lassitude of a generation disillusioned by war.
Variants and Related Words
  • Languor (noun): A state of tiredness or inertia, often with a pleasant or relaxed connotation.
    • She enjoyed the languor of a Sunday afternoon.
  • Lethargy (noun): A lack of energy and enthusiasm, similar to lassitude but can imply a more pathological or prolonged state.
    • The medication caused drowsiness and lethargy.
  • Listlessness (noun): A state of being lacking energy or enthusiasm.
    • The children's listlessness was a sign they were coming down with a cold.
Synonyms
  • Fatigue: Extreme tiredness.
  • Weariness: A feeling of being tired.
  • Ennui: A feeling of listlessness and dissatisfaction arising from a lack of occupation or excitement.
  • Torpor: A state of physical or mental inactivity; lethargy.
Antonyms
  • Energy: The capacity for vigorous activity.
  • Vitality: The state of being strong and active.
  • Vigor: Physical strength and good health.
  • Animation: The state of being full of life or vigor.
Idioms and Phrases
  • A wave of lassitude: A sudden feeling of overwhelming tiredness.
    • A wave of lassitude hit him as soon as he sat down.
  • To sink into lassitude: To gradually become overcome by weariness or indifference.
    • Without a goal, he sank into a state of lassitude.
lassitude

A student feels lassitude while studying late at night.

Noun
  1. weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
  2. a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  3. a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

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