supineness

noun

Definition of supinenessnext
as in lethargy

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  1. lethargy
  2. apathy
  3. inertia
  4. languor
  5. indolence
  6. lassitude
  7. sluggishness
  8. laziness
Noun
  • But his parents brought him back two days later, this time with fever, lethargy, a headache, and trouble swallowing.
    — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Contact your veterinarian even if your pet appears healthy, and seek emergency care for symptoms such as vomiting, diarrhea, lethargy or appetite loss.
    — Lauren Paige Richeson, USA Today, 27 July 2026
Definition of lethargy
Noun
  • McGilvray also thinks apathy will be widespread for this special primary so the local Republican Party is trying to get word out.
    — Debbie Elliott, NPR, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Most appalling to Graham is our collective inertia, not to say apathy.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of apathy
Noun
  • At this moment, complete inertia, helplessness, or escape seemed to be the only ways to react, but Zionism offered a strategy for coping with the changing circumstances, a strategy that had begun with Theodor Herzl.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
  • While the world security situation transforms at breakneck speed, the shipping industry, along with the maritime regulators and economic policymakers that back the merchant marine seem stuck, trapped in age-old bureaucratic inertia.
    — Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • Your morning of chores or physical activity has imbued you with a sense of achievement and a faint, pleasurable languor.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 8 Aug. 2026
  • Liu’s Dominique sometimes loses patience and cuts through the languor with some common sense.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 23 July 2026
Definition of languor
Noun
  • Although a genius at depicting indolence, Hockney himself worked with a rigorous commitment.
    — Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 16 June 2026
  • The rapid growth of AI data centers is simply forcing us to reckon with many years of indolence.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of indolence
Noun
  • Stranger by the Lake is a bookend of sorts to La Piscine, as both films seem to condemn their characters, and by extension, the counterculture surrounding them, to a lassitude incapable of any moral authority.
    — Erik Morse, Vogue, 26 June 2025
  • The result of this lassitude is that cars still rule the streets.
    — Justin Davidson, Curbed, 18 Apr. 2025
Definition of lassitude
Noun
  • The sluggishness in payroll growth is not translating into higher unemployment.
    — Harry Holzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • China’s economy has been under pressure from sluggishness in domestic spending and investment, as a yearslong weakness in its massive property sector hits consumer confidence.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of sluggishness
Noun
  • And his laziness has long outstripped his loyalty to the queen.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026
  • From the outside, and often from the inside too, this looks like laziness — proof that the person just isn’t trying.
    — Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of laziness
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“Supineness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supineness. Accessed 17 Aug. 2026.

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