lethargy
noun
[ ˈlɛθədʒi ]
• a lack of energy and enthusiasm.
• "there was an air of lethargy about him"
Similar:
sluggishness,
inertia,
inactivity,
inaction,
slowness,
torpor,
torpidity,
lifelessness,
dullness,
listlessness,
languor,
languidness,
stagnation,
dormancy,
laziness,
idleness,
indolence,
shiftlessness,
sloth,
phlegm,
apathy,
passivity,
ennui,
weariness,
tiredness,
lassitude,
fatigue,
sleepiness,
drowsiness,
enervation,
somnolence,
narcosis,
hebetude,
Origin:
late Middle English: via Old French from late Latin lethargia, from Greek lēthargia, from lēthargos ‘forgetful’, from the base of lanthanesthai ‘forget’.
