torpor Synonyms
Strongest:
Strong:
- apathy
- incuriosity
- complacence
- casualness
- lethargy
- unconcern
- insouciance
- nonchalance
- disinterestedness
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Strongest:
- awareness
- concern
- interest
- attention
- curiosity
- curiosity
- interest
- awareness
- concern
- regard
- regard
- attention
Strong:
- keenness
- prejudice
- attentiveness
- warmth
- desire
- keenness
- warmth
- ardor
- bias
- ardor
- zeal
- prejudice
- sensitivity
- bias
- sensitivity
- desire
- attentiveness
- conscientiousness
- zeal
- conscientiousness
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torpor Meaning
torpor (n)
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
torpor (n.)
Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.
Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.
torpor Sentence Examples
- The animal fell into a state of torpor to conserve energy during the winter months.
- As the temperature dropped, the snake entered a deep torpor, its body temperature plummeting.
- The tarantula lay in a state of torpor, its movements slow and sluggish.
- The frog's torpor was broken by the warmth of the sun, which stimulated it into activity.
- The bat hung upside down in torpor, its heartbeat and respiratory rate slowed down to the bare minimum.
- The insect's torpor was caused by a lack of food, rendering it motionless and unresponsive.
- The tortoise retreated into its shell for torpor, its metabolic processes drastically reduced.
- The lizard's torpor was an evolutionary adaptation to survive extreme temperatures in the desert.
- The athlete felt a sense of torpor after the intense workout, his body tired and lethargic.
- The day was hot and humid, inducing a state of torpor in the group of hikers.
FAQs About the word torpor
a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility, inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energyLoss of motion, o
disregard, indifference,apathy, incuriosity, complacence, casualness, lethargy, unconcern, insouciance, nonchalance
awareness, concern,interest, attention, curiosity, curiosity, interest, awareness, concern, regard
The animal fell into a state of torpor to conserve energy during the winter months.
As the temperature dropped, the snake entered a deep torpor, its body temperature plummeting.
The tarantula lay in a state of torpor, its movements slow and sluggish.
The frog's torpor was broken by the warmth of the sun, which stimulated it into activity.
