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English noun: sluggishness

1. sluggishness (state) a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)


Synonymslassitude, lethargy


Broader (hypernym)torpidity, torpor


Narrower (hyponym)hebetude

2. sluggishness (attribute) the pace of things that move relatively slowly


SamplesThe sluggishness of the economy.
The sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold.


Broader (hypernym)pace, rate

3. sluggishness (attribute) inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy


SamplesThe general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends.


Synonymsflatness, languor, lethargy, phlegm


Broader (hypernym)inactiveness, inactivity, inertia









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