English Explanatory Dictionary

torpid

English dictionary entry

Meanings

adj
  1. unmoving
  2. dormant or hibernating
  3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic
noun
  1. An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Pronunciation

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Word forms

torpid more torpid most torpid torpids

Etymology

Etymology tree Latin torpeō Proto-Indo-European *dʰeh₁-der. Proto-Italic *-iðos Latin -idus Latin torpidus English torpid From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Synonyms

motionless stock-still at rest dull impassive inanimate lifeless sedent sedentary stationary still torpid unmoved unmoving latent quiescent abeyant cessant dormant fallow idle inactive inert languid nonactive passive silent slow suspended unactive unbusy unemployed unoccupied lethargic crawling slack slow-moving languorous draggy creeping dreich gastropodous glacial heavy-footed inching labored leaden lead-footed low-speed lumbering plodding pokey ponderous slothlike slow as a snail slow as Christmas slow as molasses slow as molasses in January slowfooted sluggish

Related words

torpidity torpidness torpor torpedo
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