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lassitude

las·si·tude (ls-td, -tyd)

The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition copyright ©2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2003. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.

Noun	1.	lassitude – a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness) lethargy, sluggishness hebetude – mental lethargy or dullness torpidity, torpor – a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; “he fell into a deep torpor”
	2.	lassitude – a feeling of lack of interest or energy listlessness, languor apathy – an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
	3.	lassitude – weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy inanition, slackness, lethargy weakness – the property of lacking physical or mental strength; liability to failure under pressure or stress or strain; “his weakness increased as he became older”; “the weakness of the span was overlooked until it collapsed”