torpidity

tor·pid

T0278800 (tôr′pĭd)adj.1. a. Sluggish, lethargic, or inactive: "It is a man's own fault, it is from want of use, if his mind grows torpid in old age" (Samuel Johnson).b. Showing little interest; apathetic: a torpid audience.2. Conducive to sluggishness or inactivity, especially in being warm and humid: a torpid summer evening.3. Dormant; hibernating.

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[Latin torpidus, numbed, paralyzed, from torpēre, to be stiff; see ster- in Indo-European roots.]

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tor·pid′i·ty (-ĭ-tē) adv.tor′pid·ly adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	torpidity - a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor"torporhibernation - the torpid or resting state in which some animals pass the winterlassitude, lethargy, sluggishness - a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)physical condition, physiological condition, physiological state - the condition or state of the body or bodily functions
	2.	torpidity - inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energytorpidness, torpor, listlessnesspassivity, passiveness - the trait of remaining inactive; a lack of initiative

torpidity

nounA deficiency in mental and physical alertness and activity:dullness, hebetude, languidness, languor, lassitude, leadenness, lethargy, listlessness, sluggishness, stupor, torpor.

Translations

anestesia