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lethargy

English

Etymology

From Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin l?th?rgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ????????? (l?th?rgí?, “drowsiness”), from ???????? (l?th?rgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) +? -??? (-í?, adjectival suffix).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l??.?(?).d??i/

Noun

lethargy (countable and uncountable, plural lethargies)

  1. A state of extreme torpor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]
  2. (pathology) A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns. [from 14th c.]

Related terms

  • encephalitis lethargica (EL)
  • lethargic
  • Lethe

Translations

References

  • “lethargy”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.
  • “lethargy”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).

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listless

English

Etymology

From Middle English lystles, equivalent to list (“desire”) +? -less. Compare Dutch lusteloos (“lethargic, listless”). Doublet of lustless.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /?l?stl?s/

Adjective

listless (comparative more listless, superlative most listless)

  1. Lacking energy, enthusiasm, or liveliness.
    • 1818, Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley, Frankenstein, ch. 18:
      I passed whole days on the lake alone in a little boat, watching the clouds and listening to the rippling of the waves, silent and listless.
    • 1861, Charlotte M. Yonge, The Stokesley Secret, ch. 6:
      What an entirely different set of beings were those Stokesley children in lesson-time. . . . Poor, listless, stolid, deplorable logs, with bowed backs and crossed ankles, pipy voices and heavy eyes!
    • 1901, William Somerset Maugham, The Hero, ch. 21:
      The scene with Mrs. Wallace had broken his spirit, and he was listless now, indifferent to what happened.
    • 2005 Nov. 29, Aryn Baker, "John Hardy: Bali Guy," Time:
      “Listless, inattentive, distracted,” he recited. “A daydreamer. Tries his best, but is too slow.”

Derived terms

  • listlessly
  • listlessness

Translations

Anagrams

  • slitless

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