torpor

English

Alternative forms

• torpour

Etymology

From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“I am numb”).

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)pə(ɹ)

Noun

torpor (uncountable)

1. Being inactive or stuporous.
2. A state of apathy or lethargy.

Synonyms

• torpidity
• sluggishness
• lethargy
• languor

Derived terms

• torporific

Related terms

• torpidity
• torpid
• torpidness

Translations

being inactive or stuporous

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 遲緩 (cmn), 迟缓 (cmn) (chíhuǎn)

• Dutch: verstarring (nl), letargie (nl)
• French: torpeur (fr) f
• German: Erstarrung f

• Hebrew: אדישות (he)
• Ido: torporo
• Russian: оцепенение (ru) (ocepenénije) n
• Spanish: torpeza f
• Tagalog: torpe (tl)

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Latin

Etymology

From torpeō.

Noun

torpor (genitive torpōris); m, third declension

1. numbness, stupefaction
2. sluggishness, listlessness, inactivity

Inflection

Number	Singular	Plural
nominative	torpor	torpōrēs
genitive	torpōris	torpōrum
dative	torpōrī	torpōribus
accusative	torpōrem	torpōrēs
ablative	torpōre	torpōribus
vocative	torpor	torpōrēs

Descendants

• English: torpor
• French: torpeur
• Italian: torpore
• Portuguese: torpor