torpor Synonyms

torpor Meaning

Wordnet

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

Webster

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

  1. The animal fell into a state of torpor to conserve energy during the winter months.
  2. As the temperature dropped, the snake entered a deep torpor, its body temperature plummeting.
  3. The tarantula lay in a state of torpor, its movements slow and sluggish.
  4. The frog's torpor was broken by the warmth of the sun, which stimulated it into activity.
  5. The bat hung upside down in torpor, its heartbeat and respiratory rate slowed down to the bare minimum.
  6. The insect's torpor was caused by a lack of food, rendering it motionless and unresponsive.
  7. The tortoise retreated into its shell for torpor, its metabolic processes drastically reduced.
  8. The lizard's torpor was an evolutionary adaptation to survive extreme temperatures in the desert.
  9. The athlete felt a sense of torpor after the intense workout, his body tired and lethargic.
  10. 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, casualness, unconcern, lethargy, incuriosity, insouciance, nonchalance,apathy, complacence

attention, concern, curiosity, concern, interest,interest, regard, regard, attention, awareness

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.