Meanings
plural torpors · alternative torpour
- countableuncountableA state of apathy or lethargy.
She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.
1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLCSynonyms: lethargy, sluggishness, languor, torpidity
- countableuncountablebiologyA state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.
Synonyms & antonyms
nounA state of apathy or lethargy.
More synonyms by meaning
nouna state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
nouninactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Origin
- Latintorpor“numbness”
- Englishtorpor
From Latin torpor (“numbness”), from torpeō (“to be numb”).
More words from Latin
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic خُمُول, خُمُول
- خُمُول (ḵumūl)being inactive or stuporous
- خُمُول (ḵumūl)a state of apathy or lethargy
Bulgarian вцепененост, апатия
- вцепененост (vcepenenost)being inactive or stuporous
- апатия (apatija)a state of apathy or lethargy
- летаргия (letargija)(biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep
Chinese Mandarin 遲緩 /迟缓
- 遲緩 /迟缓 (chíhuǎn)being inactive or stuporous
Czech netečnost, strnulost
- netečnostbeing inactive or stuporous
- strnulostbeing inactive or stuporous
- netečnosta state of apathy or lethargy
- apatiea state of apathy or lethargy
Dutch verstarring, letargie
- verstarringbeing inactive or stuporous
- letargiebeing inactive or stuporous
Finnish velttous, verkkaisuus
- velttousbeing inactive or stuporous
- verkkaisuusbeing inactive or stuporous
- tokkuraisuusbeing inactive or stuporous
- horteisuusbeing inactive or stuporous
- hitausbeing inactive or stuporous
- horrosbeing inactive or stuporous
- saamattomuusa state of apathy or lethargy
- uupumusa state of apathy or lethargy
- välinpitämättömyysa state of apathy or lethargy
- horrosa state of apathy or lethargy
- horros(biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep
French torpeur
- torpeurbeing inactive or stuporous
German Erstarrung, Torpor
- Erstarrungbeing inactive or stuporous
- Torpora state of apathy or lethargy
Hebrew אדישות
- אדישותbeing inactive or stuporous
Hungarian apátia, letargia
- apátiaa state of apathy or lethargy
- letargiaa state of apathy or lethargy
Portuguese torpor
- torporbeing inactive or stuporous
Russian оцепене́ние
- оцепене́ние (ocepenénije)being inactive or stuporous
Spanish torpor, torpor
- torporbeing inactive or stuporous
- torpor(biology) a state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep
Tagalog torpe
- torpebeing inactive or stuporous
Turkish uyuşuntu
- uyuşuntubeing inactive or stuporous
Rhymes & wordplay
Rhymes with torpor
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Cite this entry
torpor. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpor
“torpor.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpor. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “torpor,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/torpor.
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