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torpidity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | torpor |
| Type of | physiological state, physiological condition, physical condition |
| Has types | hibernation, lassitude, lethargy, sluggishness |
| Derivation | torpid |
torpidity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | listlessness, torpidness, torpor |
| Type of | passiveness, passivity |
| Derivation | torpid |
Examples of torpidity
torpidity
The pace slackened, the action was beset with torpidity.
From the newsday.com
Torpidity was dispelled by the bustle, toots, and blasts, the steam hissing into the heat of the day.
From the gazetteherald.co.uk
So how do we emerge from our torpidity?
From the washingtonpost.com
If the Wicked Witch of the West had had such a device, she wouldn't have needed poppies to cast torpidity spells.
From the dispatch.com
The government seems trapped in torpidity.
From the economist.com
Oblomov regards his own torpidity as noble, appalled as he is by the mad competition, onerous labor, and ceaseless to-ing and fro-ing of the world around him.
From the boston.com
- Torpor: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"
- Listlessness: inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
- Daily Torpor, sometimes called temporary hibernation is a (usually short-term) state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually characterized by a reduced body temperature and rate of metabolism. ...
- The property of being torpid
