torpornoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtɔː.pər/us/ˈtɔːr.pɚ/also torpidity, uk/tɔːˈpɪd.ə.ti/us/tɔːrˈpɪd.ə.t̬i/formal the state of not being active and having no energy or enthusiasm
specialized biology the state of reduced activity that some animals experience during the winter
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Boredom, tedium and boring things
- a wet weekend idiom
- banal
- bland
- boredom
- bromide
- cabin fever
- corn
- dull
- ennui
- flatness
- frustration
- insipid
- longueur
- platitude
- stodgy
- stuffy
- tedious
- tedium
- treadmill
- yawn
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