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
  • More severe signs of heat stroke include lethargy, weakness, the loss of the ability to stand, confusion, loss of coordination, vomiting and diarrhea.
    — Tanya Edwards, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Symptoms include fatigue, excessive panting, disorientation, lethargy, discomfort, collapse and seizures.
    — Darius Johnson, CBS News, 29 June 2026
Definition of lethargy
Noun
  • That positive word of mouth would overcome the apathy towards the film's plot and the off-putting remarks from Alcock.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
  • In the lead-up to this summer’s FIFA men’s World Cup, critics complained about prices, domestic politics, international geopolitics, supposed fan apathy, logistical hurdles and more.
    — Andrés Martinez, Washington Post, 1 July 2026
Definition of apathy
Noun
  • One of the biggest things going for Salesforce, Workday, and the other SaaS companies threatened by AI has simply been inertia.
    — Shelly Banjo, semafor.com, 9 July 2026
  • When the operating model cannot evolve, AI doesn't overcome inertia.
    — Nitin Rakesh, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of inertia
Noun
  • 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
  • Breaking Bad took place in the languor of suburbia and Better Call Saul in the corrupt organs of the legal system, but Vince Gilligan’s latest show Pluribus makes a home out of the stranger substrate of speculative sci-fi.
    — Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Jan. 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
  • In fact, the battle could have cleared House of the Dragon of its reputation for sluggishness.
    — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 22 June 2026
  • Yet sluggishness at the very top is masking dynamism throughout the rest of the list, as a new generation of firms—whether Vietnamese conglomerates, Singaporean banks, or once-loss-making digital platforms—is capturing a greater share of regional revenue and profits.
    — Andrew Staples, Fortune, 16 June 2026
Definition of sluggishness
Noun
  • But laziness, alcoholism and a lack of talent led Marx to conclude that for people like himself, the only way to achieve success was to take (steal) wealth from those more talented and ambitious.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026
  • The laziness of the old-fashioned suitcase switcheroo device is part of the movie’s charm.
    — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
Definition of laziness
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“Supineness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/supineness. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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