Noun: lassitude 'la-si,t(y)ood
- A feeling of lack of interest or energy
"He struggled with lassitude during his recovery";
- languor, listlessness
- Weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
"The heat wave caused a general lassitude among the workers";
- inanition, lethargy, slackness
- A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
"The heat induced a state of lassitude in the workers";
- lethargy, sluggishness
Derived forms: lassitudes
Type of: apathy, torpidity, torpor, weakness
Encyclopedia: Lassitude