lassitude

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Noun 1.2.1 Quotations 1.2.2 Translations 1.3 External links 2 French 2.1 Noun

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From French lassitude < Latin lassitūdō (“‘faintness, weariness’”) < lassus (“‘faint, weary’”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to E. late.

[edit] Noun

lassitude (plural lassitudes)

1. Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue.
2. Listlessness or languor.

[edit] Quotations

• 2004, "Is Slacking the Only Way to Survive the Office?," The Scotsman (Edinburgh), 16 Aug,

  In order to appear busy, one should pace around the office clutching files.... The best part of this ancient ritual is that it tends to make one's colleagues look away—just in case you and your papers are going to interrupt their own lassitude.

• 2004, Rob Hughes, "Soccer: The Olympic Flame Running Low on Fuel," International Herald Tribune (Paris), 11 Aug.,

  At Euro 2004 and the 2002 World Cup, Blatter commented this week, many stars were physically and mentally exhausted, and left an aftertaste of nonchalance and lassitude.

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[edit] External links

• lassitude in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913
• lassitude in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• lassitude at OneLook® Dictionary Search

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[edit] French

[edit] Noun

lassitude f. (plural lassitudes)

1. lassitude