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    TORPIDITY

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     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energyplay

    Synonyms:

    listlessness; torpidity; torpidness; torpor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects

    Hypernyms ("torpidity" is a kind of...):

    passiveness; passivity (the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative)

    Derivation:

    torpid (in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibilityplay

    Example:

    he fell into a deep torpor

    Synonyms:

    torpidity; torpor

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting stable states of affairs

    Hypernyms ("torpidity" is a kind of...):

    physical condition; physiological condition; physiological state (the condition or state of the body or bodily functions)

    Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "torpidity"):

    hibernation (the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winter)

    lassitude; lethargy; sluggishness (a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness))

    Derivation:

    torpid (slow and apathetic)

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