lethargy

C1 Topic:Emotions & Feelings

US /ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/ See IPA manual

Freq #48222

Meanings

1

noun
A feeling of having no energy or enthusiasm; tiredness.

The hot weather left everyone in a state of lethargy.

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Synonyms

1 noun · a feeling of having no... languor

Word family

Forms lethargies

Derived forms lethargied

Related forms lethargic lethe

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).

*leh₂- Proto-Indo-European litargie Middle English litargia la-med lēthārgia la-lat ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ Ancient Greek

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# lethargy

**Type:** Word
**Level:** C1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** /ˈlɛθ.ə(ɹ).d͡ʒi/
**Frequency rank:** 48222

## Meanings
1. A feeling of having no energy or enthusiasm; tiredness.

## Examples
- The hot weather left everyone in a state of lethargy.

## Derived Forms
- lethargied

## Related Forms
- lethargic
- lethe

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *leh₂-
- Root: litargie
- Root: litargia
- Root: lēthārgia
- Root: ληθᾱργῐ́ᾱ

## 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).

## AI Etymology
Lethargy is 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). The analysis is mainly morphological: the modern nominal form is built from the named base and affix. In present-day use, it means a feeling of having no energy or enthusiasm; tiredness. Related forms include lethargic, lethe. Derived formations include lethargied.

## Topics
- Emotions & Feelings
- Word Formation & Derivatives

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