Noun: torpidity tor'pi-du-tee
- A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
"he fell into a deep torpidity";
- torpor
- Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigour or energy
"The heat wave induced a state of torpidity in the city";
- listlessness, torpidness, torpor
Derived forms: torpidities
Type of: passiveness, passivity, physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state
Encyclopedia: Torpidity