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