lassitude

las·si·tude

noun \ˈla-sə-ˌtüd, -ˌtyüd\

Definition of LASSITUDE

1

: a condition of weariness or debility : fatigue

2

: a condition of listlessness : languor

Examples of LASSITUDE

1. Symptoms of the disease include paleness and lassitude.
2. <our lassitude was such that we couldn't even be bothered to get more soda from the fridge>

Origin of LASSITUDE

Middle English, from Latin lassitudo, from lassus weary; probably akin to Old English læt late — more at late

First Known Use: 15th century

Related to LASSITUDE

Synonyms: burnout, collapse, exhaustion, frazzle, fatigue, prostration, tiredness, weariness

Antonyms: refreshment, rejuvenation, rejuvenescence, revitalization

Related Words: debilitation, debility, disablement, enervation, enfeeblement, faintness, feebleness, frailness, frailty, impotence, infirmity, weakness; overfatigue; languor, lethargy, listlessness; sluggishness, slumber, stupor, torpidity, torpor; apathy, inertia, passiveness, passivity

Near Antonyms: bounce, dash, drive, energy, ginger, go, liveliness, pep, punch, sap, snap, starch, verve, vigor, vim, vitality, zing, zip; might, muscle, potency, power, puissance, strength; briskness, jauntiness, spiritedness, sprightliness, vivaciousness, vivacity

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Rhymes with LASSITUDE

altitude, amplitude, aptitude, attitude, certitude, comfort food, consuetude, crassitude, desuetude, finger food, finitude, fortitude, gratitude, habitude, hebetude, interlude, latitude, longitude, magnitude, mansuetude, multitude, negritude, platitude, plenitude, promptitude, pulchritude, quietude, rectitude, seminude, servitude, solitude, turpitude, vastitude