Word Of the Week (WOW) is a weekly meme created by Heena Rathore P. (me), it’s a fun way to improve one’s vocabulary by learning new words every week.
If you want to participate then simply do a post with your WORD and leave the link to your post as a comment on one of my WOW post.
HERE’S THIS WEEK’S WOW:
WORD:
Lassitute
PART OF SPEECH:
Noun
PRONUNCIATION:
/ˈlasɪtjuːd/
MEANING:
a state of physical or mental weariness
or
lack of energy
SYNONYMS:
lethargy, listlessness, weariness, languor, sluggishness, enervation, tiredness, exhaustion, fatigue, sleepiness, drowsiness, torpor, torpidity, ennui, lifelessness, sloth, apathy.
ANTONYMS:
vigour, energy, liveliness, sprightliness, spiritedness.
WORD ORIGIN:
USE IN SENTENCE:
- After the baseball game he was overcome by lassitude.
- This morning, lassitude is preventing me from getting out of bed.
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