torpid
torpid · more torpid · most torpid
неподвижный, онемелый, спящий, вялый
UnmovingUnmoving
US/tˈɔɹpəd/
» When it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
Meaning
3 sensesUnmoving
неподви́жныйnepodvížnyj, онеме́лыйonemélyj
Dormant or hibernating
спя́щийspjáščij
Lazy, lethargic or apathetic
вя́лыйvjályj, апати́чныйapatíčnyj
slow and apathetic
Examples
1 sentencesWhen it gets cold, the turtles become torpid.
Translations
3 languagesРусский
By meaning 3
unmoving:
dormant or hibernating:
lazy, lethargic, apathetic:
Origin
From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).
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Forms
more torpid, most torpid| Comparative | more torpid Lesson |
|---|---|
| Superlative | most torpid Lesson |
regular
Synonyms
126 synonymsmotionlessB1dullB1inanimateB2lifelessB2sedentaryC1stillA1latentC1idleB2inertB2passiveB1silentB1slowA1unemployedB1unoccupiedC1
Close in meaning
- in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation:dormanthibernating
- slow and apathetic:inertsluggishsoggy
Word family
8 related wordsLessons for this word
2 lessons- A2Comparatives — Because it has a comparative form
- A2Superlatives — Because it has a superlative form