ENERVATION Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

enervation

noun

Definition of enervation

as in weakness

the quality or state of lacking physical strength or vigor took a dip in the pool to alleviate the enervation caused by the heat and humidity

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Noun

Still, analysts warned that the coordinated action may prove no more durable than previous interventions unless Japan addresses the structural forces driving yen weakness.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
The core challenge is agents' ability to exploit existing weaknesses at scale, necessitating improved governance and careful permission management.

— Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of weakness

Noun

In fact, the solar eclipse in Leo could shed light on everything from exhaustion and unconscious patterns to hidden resentments.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026
Ethernet inventor Bob Metcalfe, a Turing prize winner, reflected on building early networks and the challenge of digital exhaustion.

— John Werner, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of exhaustion

Noun

And, when pets suffered from cancer or heart failure or debility, conversations about what to do next were emotional but often straightforward.

— Sunita Puri, New Yorker, 6 June 2026
His trajectory is one of softening, from the swaggering knight of the opening to the irrepressible lover of the second act to his final physical debility.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of debility

Noun

As Kasubhai observed, despite its legal feebleness, Kennedy’s declaration and its explicit threat has had a concrete impact on the provision of gender-affirming services to American youths.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Signs of disease include warts on legs, crusty or swollen eyes, feebleness, a ruffled appearance, difficulty breathing, nasal discharge, and diarrhea.

— Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 5 Mar. 2026

Definition of feebleness

Noun

Liu’s Dominique sometimes loses patience and cuts through the languor with some common sense.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Both for the islanders and for us, the summer shimmers with a hallucinatory mixture of languor and emotional speed, as summers do in childhood.

— Lillian Fishman, New Yorker, 27 June 2026

Definition of languor

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