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lassitude

Noun

IPA /ˈlæsɪtjuːd/

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A feeling of tiredness and lack of mental or physical energy.

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lassitude/ˈlæsɪtjuːd/

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An afternoon is extremely hot
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Even ordinary tasks feel tiring

Lassitude is a weary state of low mental or physical energy.

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The afternoon heat brought a sense of lassitude.
After several demanding weeks, the team struggled with lassitude.

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lassitude — A feeling of tiredness and lack of mental or physical energy.

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A feeling of tiredness and lack of mental or physical energy.

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Word origin

Through French from Latin lassitudo, related to lassus, meaning tired.

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Lassitude is generally uncountable: a feeling of lassitude, rather than a lassitude.

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