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[ tawr-per ] / ˈtɔr pər / SEE SYNONYMS FOR torpor ON THESAURUS.COM
nounsluggish inactivity or inertia. lethargic indifference; apathy. a state of suspended physical powers and activities. dormancy, as of a hibernating animal. Origin of torpor1600–10; <Latin: numbness, equivalent to torp(ēre) to be stiff or numb + -or-or1 SYNONYMS FOR torpor2 stolidity, listlessness, lethargy. 4 sleepiness, slumber, drowsiness. SEE SYNONYMS FOR torpor ON THESAURUS.COM Words nearby torportorpedo-boat destroyer, torpedoman, torpedo tube, Torpex, torpid, torpor, torporific, torpor retinae, torquate, Torquay, torque Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for torporThe earliest fossil evidence of the metabolic slowdowns known as torpor may come from tusks of ancient creatures called Lystrosaurus. Ancient Lystrosaurus tusks may show the oldest signs of a hibernation-like state|Susan Milius|September 16, 2020|Science News Instead, as temperatures drop with the sun, these hummingbirds enter a state of suspended animation known as torpor. This hummingbird survives cold nights by nearly freezing itself solid|Jonathan Lambert|September 8, 2020|Science News These are times of torpor in Paris, politically as well as economically. The Gunslinger of Rue Miromesnil|Christopher Dickey|December 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST But it was first and foremost an attempt to wake up America from the torpor of the daily grind under its meritocratic overlords. Miley Cyrus's Smartest Tattoo|James Poulos|September 28, 2013|DAILY BEAST
He relapsed into a sort of torpor from which he was aroused by enthusiastic applause and bravos. The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2)|Alphonse Daudet Only torpor is the supreme sin, even as in The Statue and the Bust where effort would have been to a criminal end. English Literature: Modern|G. H. Mair He was like the weary traveler who drops into the snow-bank, on whom the torpor steals by slow degrees. Grenfell: Knight-Errant of the North|Fullerton Waldo The fear of indiscretion on the part of the boy startles me from my torpor. Prison Memoirs of an Anarchist|Alexander Berkman In reality there was in this whole movement a little of that torpor which succeeds a long repose. History of the Expedition to Russia|Count Philip de Segur
British Dictionary definitions for torporDerived forms of torportorporific, adjectiveWord Origin for torporC17: from Latin: inactivity, from torpēre to be motionless Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to torporsluggishness, torpidity, sloth, laziness, languor, dormancy, disinterest, idleness, impassivity, dullness, inaction, passiveness, sleepiness, listlessness, lifelessness, inactivity, stupor, slumber, apathy, slowness Medical definitions for torpor
n.A state of mental or physical inactivity or insensibility. Lethargy; apathy. Other words from torportor′po•rif′ic (-pə-rĭf′ĭk) adj.The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. |