torpor en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- /ˈtɔːpə(ɹ)/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /ˈtɔɹpɚ/ (US)
- (US) audio
Etymology
From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A state of being inactive or stuporous.
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(countable, uncountable) A state of apathy or lethargy.
She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC:
- (countable, uncountable) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| torpors | Number=Plur | lexicographic | |
| torpour | alternative | lexicographic |
Coordinates
aestivation · hibernation · hypersleep · cold sleep · suspended animation
Deriveds
torporlike · torporific · daily torpor · torporise · torporize
Relateds
torpedo · torpidity · torpidness · torpid
Synonyms
lethargy · sluggishness · torpidity · languor
Translations (35)
nl letargie (being inactive or stuporous) · cs netečnost (a state of apathy or lethargy) · fi tokkuraisuus (being inactive or stuporous) · cs netečnost (being inactive or stuporous) · fi horros (a state of apathy or lethargy) · fi hitaus (being inactive or stuporous) · cmn 遲緩 /迟缓 (being inactive or stuporous) · fi verkkaisuus (being inactive or stuporous) · fr torpeur (being inactive or stuporous) · es torpor ((biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep) · cs strnulost (being inactive or stuporous) · ru оцепене́ние (being inactive or stuporous) · bg летаргия ((biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep) · hu letargia (a state of apathy or lethargy) · fi horteisuus (being inactive or stuporous) · he אדישות (being inactive or stuporous) · fi horros (being inactive or stuporous) · nl verstarring (being inactive or stuporous) · fi välinpitämättömyys (a state of apathy or lethargy) · sh torpor (being inactive or stuporous) · de Torpor (a state of apathy or lethargy) · es torpor (being inactive or stuporous) · fi velttous (being inactive or stuporous) · fi horros ((biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep) · io torporo (being inactive or stuporous) · bg апатия (a state of apathy or lethargy) · fi uupumus (a state of apathy or lethargy) · pt torpor (being inactive or stuporous) · tr uyuşuntu (being inactive or stuporous) · cs apatie (a state of apathy or lethargy) · de Erstarrung (being inactive or stuporous) · tl torpe (being inactive or stuporous) · hu apátia (a state of apathy or lethargy) · bg вцепененост (being inactive or stuporous) · fi saamattomuus (a state of apathy or lethargy)