Definitions for lethargies

lethargies leth·ar·gy

Spelling: [leth-er-jee]
IPA: /ˈlɛθ ər dʒi/

Lethargies is a 10 letter English word. It's valid Scrabble word worth 15 points. It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.

You can make 1031 anagrams from letters in lethargies (aeeghilrst).

Definitions for lethargies

noun

  1. the quality or state of being drowsy and dull, listless and unenergetic, or indifferent and lazy; apathetic or sluggish inactivity.
  2. Pathology. an abnormal state or disorder characterized by overpowering drowsiness or sleep.

Origin of lethargies

1325-75; Late Latin lēthargia Greek lēthargía, equivalent to lḗtharg(os) drowsy + -ia -y3 (see Lethe, -algia

Examples for lethargies

By these and such like arguments he rescued them from the lethargy of despair.

The thought of provisions seemed to have roused them from their lethargy.

But not even that gibe could stir M. Binet out of his lethargy of content.

But the wounded man shook off his lethargy and for a moment had command of his faculties.

Her conversion was an event that broke the lethargy of their stagnant life.

An inquiry launched into the handling of the case should make clear whether that lethargy amounted to deliberate neglect.

Grendon snapped out of the lethargy into which he had sunk, face drawn and gray.

He had gradually dropped to the floor, and lay there in a lethargy, worn out.

Arizona is no longer the sun-drenched home of the Grand Canyon, golf courses, and retirees exulting in 100-degree lethargy.

“I believe it is necessary to sacrifice myself to break through the lethargy that overwhelms us,” he wrote.

Word Value for lethargies
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15

Words with friends

15

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