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Definition of Torpidness
1. Noun. Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy.
Generic synonyms: Passiveness, Passivity
Derivative terms: Listless, Torpid, Torpid, Torpid
Definition of Torpidness
1. n. The qualityy or state of being torpid.
Definition of Torpidness
1. Noun. torpor; torpidity ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Torpidness
Literary usage of Torpidness
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Synonymes and Synonymous Or Parallel Expressions by Richard Soule (1891)
"2. Sluggish, inert, dull, inactive, indolent, stupid. 2. Sluggishness, inertness,
dulness, inactivity, stupidity, indolence. torpidness, ». See TORPIDITY. ..."
2. The Works of Hubert Howe Bancroft by Hubert Howe Bancroft (1883)
"Previous to this, the greatest drought and torpidness reign ; the plants appear
feeble and drooping; nature is bare, the earth gray with dry, withered grass ..."
3. A Dictionary of the English Language by Samuel Johnson, John Walker, Robert S. Jameson (1828)
"TORPID, (tor'-pid) a. Numbed; motionless ; sluggish ; not active.
torpidness, (tor'-pid-nes) nt The state of being torpid. ..."
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