lethargy

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness.

   Europe lay then under a deep lethargy.

2. 2
   noun

   A condition characterized by extreme fatigue or drowsiness, deep unresponsiveness, or prolonged sleep patterns.

   This Apoplexie is (as I take it) a kind of Lethargie, a sleeping of the blood, a horson Tingling.

3. 3
   noun

   inactivity

4. 4
   noun

   weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy

5. 5
   noun

   a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

Etymology

From Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lēthārgia, borrowed from Ancient Greek ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ (lēthārgĭ́ā, “drowsiness”), from λήθᾱργος (lḗthārgos, “forgetful, lethargic”) + -ῐ́ᾱ (-ĭ́ā, adjectival suffix).