Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lethargy"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\ (-j[y^]), n.; pl. {-gies} (-j[i^]z). [F.
l['e]thargie, L. lethargia, Gr. lhqargi`a, fr. lh`qargos
forgetful, fr. lh`qh forgetfulness. See {Lethe}.]
1. Morbid drowsiness; continued or profound sleep, from which
a person can scarcely be awaked.
2. A state of inaction or indifference.
Europe lay then under a deep lethargy. --Atterbury.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lethargy \Leth"ar*gy\, v. t.
To lethargize. [Obs.] --Shak.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lethargy
n 1: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
[syn: {lassitude}, {sluggishness}]
2: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy [syn:
{inanition}, {lassitude}]
3: inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy [syn: {languor},
{sluggishness}, {phlegm}]
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