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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Lassitude \Las"si*tude\ (l[a^]s"s[i^]*t[=u]d), noun [L. lassitudo, fr. lassus faint, weary; akin to E. late: cf. F. lassitude. See {Late}.] A condition of the body, or mind, when its voluntary functions are performed with difficulty, and only by a strong exertion of the will; languor; debility; weariness.
The corporeal instruments of action being strained to a high pitch . . . will soon feel a lassitude. --Barrow.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
lassitude
noun
1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) [syn: {lethargy}, {sluggishness}]
2: a feeling of lack of interest or energy [syn: {languor}, {listlessness}]
3: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn: {inanition}, {lethargy}]
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
91 Moby Thesaurus words for "lassitude": acedia, adynamia, anemia, apathy, atony, blah feeling, bloodlessness, blues, boredom, brain fag, cachexia, cachexy, cowardice, debilitation, debility, depression, disinterest, disregard, doldrums, drowsiness, dullness, dumps, enervation, enfeeblement, ennui, etiolation, exhaustion, eyestrain, faintness, fatigue, feebleness, flabbiness, flaccidity, goneness, heart strain, heaviness, hebetude, heedlessness, impotence, inanimation, indifference, insouciance, jadedness, lackadaisicalness, languidness, languishment, languor, languorousness, lenitude, lentor, lethargy, lifelessness, listlessness, mental fatigue, mental strain, oscitancy, overstrain, overtiredness, passivity, phlegm, powerlessness, prostration, satedness, sleep, sleepiness, sloth, slothfulness, slowness, sluggishness, slumber, softness, somnolence, stance fatigue, strain, strengthlessness, stupefaction, stupor, supineness, tedium, tiredness, torpidity, torpidness, torpitude, torpor, unconcern, unmindfulness, weakliness, weakness, wearifulness, weariness, world-weariness
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