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las·si·tude
(lăs′ĭ-to͞od′, -tyo͞od′)n.
A state or feeling of weariness, diminished energy, or listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lassitūdō, from lassus, weary; see lē- in Indo-European roots.]
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lassitude
(ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd)n
physical or mental weariness
[C16: from Latin lassitūdō, from lassus tired]
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las•si•tude
(ˈlæs ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud)n.
1. weariness of body or mind from strain, oppressive climate, etc.; listlessness; languor.
2. a condition of indolent indifference.
[1525–35; < Latin lassitūdō weariness]
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| Noun | 1. | lassitude - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) hebetude - mental lethargy or dullness |
| 2. | lassitude - a feeling of lack of interest or energy apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm | |
| 3. | lassitude - weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy weakness - the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; "his weakness increased as he became older"; "the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed" |
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lassitude
noun weariness, fatigue, exhaustion, apathy, tiredness, inertia, lethargy, drowsiness, dullness, ennui, torpor, heaviness, sluggishness, languor, listlessness, prostration, enervation, sluggardliness Symptoms of anaemia include general fatigue and lassitude.
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lassitude
noun1. A deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity:
2. Lack of emotion or interest:
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lassitude
n → Mattigkeit f, → Trägheit f
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las·si·tude
n. lasitud, languidez, agotamiento.
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