different between lethargic vs brumation

lethargic

English

Alternative forms

  • lethargick (obsolete)

Etymology

From Ancient Greek ?????????? (l?thargikós), from ???????? (l?thargos, forgetful, lethargic), from ???? (l?th?, a forgetting, forgetfulness) (from which Lethe (river in Hades)) + ????? (argós, not working)

Pronunciation

  • (General American, Canada) IPA(key): /l?????d??k/
  • (General New Zealand) IPA(key): /l?????d??k/
  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /l?????.d??k/
  • Rhymes: -??(?)d??k

Adjective

lethargic (comparative more lethargic, superlative most lethargic)

  1. sluggish, slow
  2. indifferent, apathetic

Synonyms

  • torpid
  • lazy
  • unmoving

Related terms

  • alethic, alethiology, philalethia
  • lethargy
  • Lethe

Translations

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brumation

English

Noun

brumation (uncountable)

  1. (biology) A lethargic state in reptiles and in some other animal species (e.g. bears), somewhat analogous to hibernation.

Related terms

  • brumal
  • brume
  • brumous

Anagrams

  • tambourin, umbration

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