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Definition of "torpidity" [tor•pid•i•ty]

  • The quality or state of being torpid. See Synonyms at lethargy. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "torpidity" in a sentence
  • "Towards the end of the last century a certain torpidity fell upon this concept of the chemical atom."
  • "Chisleu -- meaning "torpidity," the state in which nature is in November, answering to this month."
  • "And no, torpidity is not something a U-boat used to sink ships."