Doldrums : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Doldrums	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Doldrums
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
doldrums n a state of inactivity (in business or art etc); "economic growth of less than 1% per year is considered to be economic stagnation" Synonym(s): stagnation, stagnancy, doldrums a belt of calms and light winds between the northern and southern trade winds of the Atlantic and Pacific
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Doldrums \Dol"drums\, n. pl. [Cf. Gael. doltrum grief, vexation?] A part of the ocean near the equator, abounding in calms, squalls, and light, baffling winds, which sometimes prevent all progress for weeks; -- so called by sailors. {To be in the doldrums}, to be in a state of listlessness ennui, or tedium.