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Noun
en-noun

1. Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue.
2. listlessness|Listlessness or languor.

Quotations
2004, "Is Slacking the Only Way to Survive the Office?," The Scotsman (Edinburgh), 16 Aug,
: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.
2004, Rob Hughes, "Soccer: The Olympic Flame Running Low on Fuel," International Herald Tribune (Paris), 11 Aug.,
: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.''

Translations
trans-top|lethargy
Portuguese: t|pt|lassidão|f
trans-mid
trans-bottom

de:lassitude
et:lassitude
fr:lassitude
io:lassitude
pt:lassitude
ru:lassitude
te:lassitude
vi:lassitude
zh:lassitude

• 2007-10-18 21:48 - WikiPedant - reformatted quotations to conform to standard format at [[WT:QUOTE]]

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