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1. (n.) torpor
sluggish inactivity or inertia.
2. torpor
lethargic indifference; apathy.
3. torpor
a state of suspended physical powers and activities.
4. torpor
dormancy, as of a hibernating animal.
Etymology: (1600–10; < L: numbness =torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb +-or -or1)
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Princeton's WordNet |
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1. (noun) torpor, torpidity
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
"he fell into a deep torpor"
2. (noun) listlessness, torpidity, torpidness, torpor
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (noun) torpor
loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness
2. (noun) torpor
dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties
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