lassitude
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Definition of lassitude
1 sense · 1 part of speech · etymology included
noun
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(countable, uncountable)Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness
“Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.”
“Rufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence.”
“"Then it's No, darling?" he said at last. She gave a gesture of lassitude. She was exhausted. "The studio is yours. Everything belongs to you. If you want to bring him here, how can I prevent you?"”
“In order to appear busy, one should pace around the office clutching files.... The best part of this ancient ritual is that it tends to make one's colleagues look away—just in case you and your papers are going to interrupt their own lassitude.”
“At Euro 2004 and the 2002 World Cup, Blatter commented this week, many stars were physically and mentally exhausted, and left an aftertaste of nonchalance and lassitude.”
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Etymology
Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.
Words you can make from lassitude
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Best play dualises 9 points8-letter words
2 words7-letter words
23 words- AIDLESS 8 pts
- AUDILES 8 pts
- AUDISTS 8 pts
- AULDEST 8 pts
- DAUTIES 8 pts
- DELISTS 8 pts
- DESALTS 8 pts
- DETAILS 8 pts
- DILATES 8 pts
- DILUTES 8 pts
- DISSEAT 8 pts
- DUALISE 8 pts
- DUALIST 8 pts
- DUELIST 8 pts
- SALUTED 8 pts
- STUDIES 8 pts
- TISSUED 8 pts
- TULADIS 8 pts
- TUSSLED 8 pts
- SALTIES 7 pts
- SALUTES 7 pts
- TALUSES 7 pts
- TISSUAL 7 pts
6-letter words
75 words- ADIEUS 7 pts
- ADULTS 7 pts
- AISLED 7 pts
- ASIDES 7 pts
- AUDILE 7 pts
- AUDIST 7 pts
- AUDITS 7 pts
- DAISES 7 pts
- DASSIE 7 pts
- DAUTIE 7 pts
- DEASIL 7 pts
- DEISTS 7 pts
- DELIST 7 pts
- DELTAS 7 pts
- DESALT 7 pts
- DESIST 7 pts
- DETAIL 7 pts
- DILATE 7 pts
- DILUTE 7 pts
- DISTAL 7 pts
- DISUSE 7 pts
- DULIAS 7 pts
- DULSES 7 pts
- DUTIES 7 pts
- IDEALS 7 pts
- IDLEST 7 pts
- ISSUED 7 pts
- LADIES 7 pts
- LASTED 7 pts
- LISTED 7 pts
- LUSTED 7 pts
- SADIST 7 pts
- SAILED 7 pts
- SALTED 7 pts
- SAUTED 7 pts
- SIDLES 7 pts
- SILTED 7 pts
- SLATED 7 pts
- SLIDES 7 pts
- STADES 7 pts
- STALED 7 pts
- STEADS 7 pts
- SUITED 7 pts
- TAILED 7 pts
- TILDES 7 pts
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- TSADIS 7 pts
- TULADI 7 pts
- AISLES 6 pts
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- ISTLES 6 pts
- LASSIE 6 pts
- LEASTS 6 pts
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- SALTIE 6 pts
- SALUTE 6 pts
- SAULTS 6 pts
- SAUTES 6 pts
- SIESTA 6 pts
- SLATES 6 pts
- SLIEST 6 pts
- STALES 6 pts
- STEALS 6 pts
- STELAI 6 pts
- STILES 6 pts
- SUITES 6 pts
- TASSEL 6 pts
- TASSIE 6 pts
- TESLAS 6 pts
- TISSUE 6 pts
- TUILES 6 pts
- TULSIS 6 pts
- TUSSAL 6 pts
- TUSSLE 6 pts
- UTILES 6 pts
5-letter words
99 words- ADIEU 6 pts
- ADITS 6 pts
- ADULT 6 pts
- ADUST 6 pts
- AIDES 6 pts
- AILED 6 pts
- ASIDE 6 pts
- AUDIT 6 pts
- DALES 6 pts
- DATES 6 pts
- DAUTS 6 pts
- DEALS 6 pts
- DEALT 6 pts
- DEILS 6 pts
- DEIST 6 pts
- DELIS 6 pts
- DELTA 6 pts
- DELTS 6 pts
- DESIS 6 pts
- DIALS 6 pts
- DIETS 6 pts
- DITAS 6 pts
- DITES 6 pts
- DUALS 6 pts
- DUELS 6 pts
- DUETS 6 pts
- DUITS 6 pts
- DULIA 6 pts
- DULSE 6 pts
- DUSTS 6 pts
- EDITS 6 pts
- IDEAL 6 pts
- IDEAS 6 pts
- IDLES 6 pts
- ISLED 6 pts
- LADES 6 pts
- LASED 6 pts
- LATED 6 pts
- LAUDS 6 pts
- LEADS 6 pts
- LEUDS 6 pts
- LUDES 6 pts
- LUTED 6 pts
- SADES 6 pts
- SADIS 6 pts
- SAIDS 6 pts
- SATED 6 pts
- SIDES 6 pts
- SIDLE 6 pts
- SILDS 6 pts
- SITED 6 pts
- SLEDS 6 pts
- SLIDE 6 pts
- SLUED 6 pts
- STADE 6 pts
- STAID 6 pts
- AISLE 5 pts
- ALIST 5 pts
- ASSET 5 pts
- EASTS 5 pts
- ETUIS 5 pts
- ILEUS 5 pts
- ISLES 5 pts
- ISLET 5 pts
- ISSUE 5 pts
- ISTLE 5 pts
- LASES 5 pts
- LASSI 5 pts
- LASTS 5 pts
- LEAST 5 pts
- LIEUS 5 pts
- LISTS 5 pts
- LITAS 5 pts
- LITES 5 pts
- LUSTS 5 pts
- LUTEA 5 pts
- LUTES 5 pts
- SAILS 5 pts
- SALES 5 pts
- SALTS 5 pts
- SALUT 5 pts
- SATES 5 pts
- SATIS 5 pts
- SAULS 5 pts
- SAULT 5 pts
- SAUTE 5 pts
- SEALS 5 pts
- SEATS 5 pts
- SETAL 5 pts
- SIALS 5 pts
- SILTS 5 pts
- SISAL 5 pts
- SITES 5 pts
- SITUS 5 pts
- SLATE 5 pts
- SLATS 5 pts
- SLITS 5 pts
- SLUES 5 pts
- SLUTS 5 pts
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