Lassitude : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Lassitude	by the DICT Development Group
2 results for Lassitude
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
lassitude n a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) Synonym(s): lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness a feeling of lack of interest or energy Synonym(s): languor, lassitude, listlessness weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy Synonym(s): inanition, lassitude, lethargy, slackness
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Lassitude \Las"si*tude\, n. [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See {Late}.] A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness. The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow.