sluggishness

Meaning

  1. (uncountable, usually) The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
  2. (uncountable, usually) The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.

Synonyms

slowness
lethargy
49k
inactivity
laziness
28k
sloth
22k
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stagnation
languor
slackness
indolence
tardiness
34k
lassitude
listlessness
idleness
36k
inertness
torpor
deliberation
28k
apathy
29k
dullness
clumsiness
45k
slothfulness
sleepiness
phlegm
33k
inertia
31k
slovenliness
flatness
lateness
40k
procrastination
vis inertiae
deadlock
35k
delaying
20k
detention
C1
doldrums
doltishness
dulness
exhaustion
C2
heaviness
48k
lagging
34k
languidness
latency
leisureliness
stagnancy
standstill
21k
stasis
C2
stupor
31k
torpidity
unwillingness
bradykinesia

inertance

nonreactivity
fatigue
C2
Translations

léthargie
letargia
letargia
Trägheit
pigrizia
letargo
سبات

lethargie

lenteur
lentitudo
Etymology

From sluggish + -ness.

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