Definition of LASSITUDE

lassitude

Plural: lassitudes

Noun

  • a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
  • a feeling of lack of interest or energy
  • weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
  • Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

Origin / Etymology

Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.

Scrabble Score: 10

lassitude: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lassitude: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lassitude: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 12

lassitude: valid Words With Friends Word