torpor
torpor · torpors
оцепенение
Erstarrung, Torpor
A state of being inactive or stuporousA state of being inactive or stuporous.
UK/ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/US/ˈtɔɹpɚ/
» Everything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days.
Meaning
3 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of being inactive or stuporous.
Erstarrung
оцепене́ниеocepenénije
(countable, uncountable)A state of apathy or lethargy.
Torpor
(countable, uncountable)A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
More definitions
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
Examples
1 sentencesEverything seemed dulled by Sunday's torpor and the dolefulness of the summer days.
Translations
6 languagesРусский
By meaning 1
being inactive or stuporous:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
being inactive or stuporous:
a state of apathy or lethargy:
Origin
From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).
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Forms
plural: torporsSynonyms
6 synonymsClose in meaning
- a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility:torpidity
- inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy:listlessnesstorpiditytorpidness
Word family
7 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable