English Explanatory Dictionary

lassitude

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

Pronunciation

/ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-lassitude.wav /ˈlæsɪˌtud/

Word forms

lassitude lassitudes

Etymology

Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.

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