HyperDic: sluggishness

English > 3 senses of the word *sluggishness*:
NOUN	state	sluggishness, lethargy, lassitude	a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
	attribute	sluggishness	the pace of things that move relatively slowly
	attribute	sluggishness, languor, lethargy, phlegm, flatness	inactivity / inactivity

sluggishness > pronunciation
Sounds	slah'gihshnahs
Rhymes	abacus ... zealous: 1164 rhymes with ahs...

English > *sluggishness*: 3 senses > noun 1, state
Meaning	A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness).
Synonyms	lethargy, lassitude
Narrower	hebetude	mental lethargy or dullness
Broader	torpor, torpidity	A state of motor and mental inactivity / inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Spanish	lasitud, letargo
Catalan	lassitud, letargia

English > *sluggishness*: 3 senses > noun 2, attribute
Meaning	The pace of things that move relatively slowly.
Examples	"the sluggishness of the economy" "the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold"
Broader	pace, rate	The relative speed of progress or change
Adjectives	sluggish	(of business) not active or brisk
Adjectives	sluggish	moving slowly

English > *sluggishness*: 3 senses > noun 3, attribute
Meaning	inactivity / inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy.
Example	"the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
Synonyms	languor, lethargy, phlegm, flatness
Broader	inactiveness, inactivity, inertia	A disposition to remain inactive or inert
Spanish	languidez, letargo
Catalan	letargia
Adjectives	sluggish	slow and apathetic / apathetic

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