Definitions for torpid
ˈtɔr pɪdtor·pid

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. inert, sluggish, soggy, torpidadjective

   slow and apathetic

   "she was fat and inert"; "a sluggish worker"; "a mind grown torpid in old age"

2. dormant, hibernating(a), torpidadjective

   in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation

   "dormant buds"; "a hibernating bear"; "torpid frogs"

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. torpidadjective

   unmoving, dormant or hibernating

2. torpidadjective

   lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpidadjective

   Numbed; motionless; sluggish; not active.

   Etymology: torpidus, Latin.

   Without heat all things would be torpid and without motion. John Ray, on the Creation.

   The sun awakes the torpid sap. James Thomson, Spring.

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1. torpid

   Torpid refers to a state of being inactive, lethargic, dormant or sluggish, often due to physical or mental exhaustion. It can also describe animals that are in hibernation or at rest.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpidadjective

   having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb

2. Torpidadjective

   dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpid

   Torpid is an album by the Canadian comedy music group, The Arrogant Worms. Torpid was the twelfth album for the band and was released on September 30, 2008. Torpid was recorded in the year 2008 during three shows at the Kingston Brewing Company. All three shows were fundraisers for the Music Instrument Lending Library, which lets Kingston residents borrow musical instruments for free.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpid

   tor′pid, adj. stiff, numb: having lost the power of motion and feeling: sluggish, dormant: pertaining to the Torpids, or Lent boat-races, at Oxford.—n. a second-class racing boat, or one of its crew.—n. Torpid′ity.—adv. Tor′pidly.—n. Tor′pidness.—v.t. Tor′pify, to make torpid.—ns. Tor′pitude, state of being torpid: numbness: dullness: stupidity; Tor′por, numbness: inactivity: dullness: stupidity. [L. torpidus—torpēre.]

EntomologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Torpid

   lying motionless by reason of cold or other natural conditions that unfavorably affect the organism.

Anagrams for torpid »

1. tripod

How to pronounce torpid?

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of torpid in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of torpid in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=torpid
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Torpid
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=torpid
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/torpid
6. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=torpid
7. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=torpid
8. ^ Entomology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/22748/22748-h/22748-h.htm#:~:text=torpid