Synonyms: phlegm, lethargy, languor, sluggishness, flatness
Definition: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Usage: the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends
Similar words: inactiveness, inactivity, inertia
Definition: a disposition to remain inactive or inert
Usage: he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work
Synonyms: sluggishness
Definition: the pace of things that move relatively slowly
Usage: the sluggishness of the economy; the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold
Definition: the relative speed of progress or change
Usage: he lived at a fast pace; he works at a great rate; the pace of events accelerated
Synonyms: lethargy, lassitude, sluggishness
Definition: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
Similar words: torpidity, torpor
Definition: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Usage: he fell into a deep torpor