torpid

English

Etymology

From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”)

Adjective

torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)

Quotations

For quotations of use of this term, see Citations:torpid.

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

Translations

unmoving

Finnish: lamaantunut
Russian: неподви́жный (ru) (nepodvížnyj), онеме́лый (ru) (onemélyj)

Spanish: inmóvil (es)

dormant or hibernating

Finnish: nukkuva (fi)

Russian: спя́щий (ru) (spjáščij)

lazy, lethargic, apathetic

Finnish: veltto (fi), vetelä (fi), saamaton (fi), apaattinen (fi)
Russian: вя́лый (ru) (vjályj), апати́чный (ru) (apatíčnyj)

Spanish: torpe (es)

Noun

torpid (plural torpids)

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

Anagrams

tripod

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