lethargic

Pronunciation: /ləˈθɑɹd͡ʒɪk/

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

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Definition

  1. adjective deficient in alertness or activity

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek ληθαργικός (lēthargikós), from λήθαργος (lḗthargos, “forgetful, lethargic”), from λήθη (lḗthē, “a forgetting, forgetfulness”) (from which Lethe (“river in Hades”)) + ἀργός (argós, “not working”). By surface analysis, lethargy + -ic.

In classic literature

Synonyms

unenrgetic

Semantic network

Similar
dreamy, dazed, listless
Opposite (antonyms)
energetic

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