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Webster 1913 Edition

Torpor

Tor′por

,
Noun.
[L., from
torpere
, to be torpid.]
1.
Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
2.
Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity;
as, a
torpor
of the mental faculties
.

Webster 1828 Edition

Torpor

TOR'POR

,
Noun.
[L.] Numbness; inactivity; loss of motion, or of the power of motion. Torpor may amount to a total loss of sensation, or complete insensibility. It may however be applied to the state of a living body which has not lost all power of feeling and motion.
1.
Dullness; laziness; sluggishness; stupidity.

Definition 2024

torpor

torpor

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Noun

torpor ‎(countable and uncountable, plural torpors)

  1. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
  2. A state of apathy or lethargy.
    • 1826, Mary Shelley, The Last Man, part 1, chapter 7
      <...>cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpoɽ<...>
  3. (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep

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Latin

Etymology

From torpeō.

Pronunciation

  • (Classical) IPA(key): /ˈtor.por/, [ˈtɔr.pɔr]

Noun

torpor m ‎(genitive torpōris); third declension

  1. numbness, stupefaction
  2. sluggishness, listlessness, inactivity

Inflection

Third declension.

Case Singular Plural
nominative torpor torpōrēs
genitive torpōris torpōrum
dative torpōrī torpōribus
accusative torpōrem torpōrēs
ablative torpōre torpōribus
vocative torpor torpōrēs

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Portuguese

Noun

torpor m (plural torpores)

  1. torpor (state of being inactive or stuporous)

Etymology

From Latin torpor ‎(“numbness”), from torpeō ‎(“I am numb”).

Pronunciation

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