lethargy : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: lethargy	by the DICT Development Group
3 results for lethargy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lethargy n a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) Synonym(s): lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy Synonym(s): inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" Synonym(s): languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[ycr]), n.; pl. {-gies} (-j[icr]z). [F. l[82]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.] 1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which a person can scarcely be awaked. 2. A state of inaction or indifference. Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t. To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.