torpid

English

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).

Pronunciation

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Adjective

torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)

1. unmoving
2. dormant or hibernating
3. lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Quotations

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Synonyms

• (unmoving): motionless, stock-still; see also Thesaurus:stationary
• (dormant): latent, quiescent; see also Thesaurus:inactive
• (lazy, lethargic or apathetic): lethargic; see also Thesaurus:slow or Thesaurus:lazy

Related terms

• torpidity
• torpidness

Related terms

• torpor
• torpedo

Translations

unmoving

• Bulgarian: вцепенен (bg) (vcepenen)
• Finnish: lamaantunut
• French: immobile (fr)
• Plautdietsch: looj
• Russian: неподви́жный (ru) (nepodvížnyj), онеме́лый (ru) (onemélyj)
• Spanish: inmóvil (es)

dormant or hibernating

• Bulgarian: спящ (bg) (spjašt), летаргичен (bg) (letargičen)
• Finnish: nukkuva (fi)
• Russian: спя́щий (ru) (spjáščij)

lazy, lethargic, apathetic

• Bulgarian: вял (bg) (vjal), апатичен (bg) (apatičen)
• Finnish: veltto (fi), vetelä (fi), saamaton (fi), apaattinen (fi)
• French: torpide (fr)
• Latin: torpidus
• Plautdietsch: looj
• Russian: вя́лый (ru) (vjályj), апати́чный (ru) (apatíčnyj)
• Spanish: torpe (es)

Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

1. (UK, Oxford University slang) An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

   Coordinate term: slogger

Anagrams

• tripod

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from French torpide, from Latin torpidus.

Adjective

torpid m or n (feminine singular torpidă, masculine plural torpizi, feminine and neuter plural torpide)

1. torpid

Declension

Declension of torpid

		singular			plural
		masculine	neuter	feminine	masculine	neuter	feminine
nominative/ accusative	indefinite	torpid		torpidă	torpizi	torpide
	definite	torpidul		torpida	torpizii	torpidele
genitive/ dative	indefinite	torpid		torpide	torpizi	torpide
	definite	torpidului		torpidei	torpizilor	torpidelor