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Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth.
Tim Cahill

Meaning of "lethargy" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD LETHARGY

From Late Latin lēthargīa, from Greek lēthargos drowsy, from lēthē forgetfulness.
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PRONUNCIATION OF LETHARGY

lethargy  [ˈlɛθədʒɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF LETHARGY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Lethargy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES LETHARGY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of lethargy in the English dictionary

The definition of lethargy in the dictionary is sluggishness, slowness, or dullness. Other definition of lethargy is an abnormal lack of energy, esp as the result of a disease.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH LETHARGY


allergy
ˈælədʒɪ
astrology
əˈstrɒlədʒɪ
biology
baɪˈɒlədʒɪ
biotechnology
ˌbaɪəʊtɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
ecology
ɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
energy
ˈɛnədʒɪ
genealogy
ˌdʒiːnɪˈælədʒɪ
geology
dʒɪˈɒlədʒɪ
methodology
ˌmɛθəˈdɒlədʒɪ
microbiology
ˌmaɪkrəʊbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ
oncology
ɒŋˈkɒlədʒɪ
pathology
pəˈθɒlədʒɪ
physiology
ˌfɪzɪˈɒlədʒɪ
psychology
saɪˈkɒlədʒɪ
sociology
ˌsəʊsɪˈɒlədʒɪ
synergy
ˈsɪnədʒɪ
technology
tɛkˈnɒlədʒɪ
terminology
ˌtɜːmɪˈnɒlədʒɪ
theology
θɪˈɒlədʒɪ
trilogy
ˈtrɪlədʒɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE LETHARGY

lethal
lethal dose
lethal injection
lethality
lethally
lethargic
lethargical
lethargically
lethargies
lethargise
lethargize
Lethbridge
Lethe
Lethean
lethee
lethied
lethiferous

WORDS THAT END LIKE LETHARGY

alternative energy
argy-bargy
atomic energy
bioenergy
clergy
Divine Liturgy
food allergy
fossil energy
free energy
high-energy
kinetic energy
liturgy
metallurgy
nuclear energy
orgy
peanut allergy
porgy
potential energy
renewable energy
solar energy

Synonyms and antonyms of lethargy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «LETHARGY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «lethargy» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of lethargy

Translation of «lethargy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF LETHARGY

Find out the translation of lethargy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of lethargy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «lethargy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

没精打采
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

letargo
570 millions of speakers

English

lethargy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सुस्ती
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الخمول
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

вялость
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

letargia
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

তন্দ্রা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

léthargie
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Keletihan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Trägheit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

無気力
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

무기력
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lethargy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trạng thái hôn mê
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சோம்பல்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सुस्ती
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

letarji
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

letargia
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

letarg
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

млявість
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

letargie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

λήθαργο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

lusteloosheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

letargi
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

apati
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of lethargy

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHARGY»

The term «lethargy» is quite widely used and occupies the 47.833 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «LETHARGY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «lethargy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «lethargy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about lethargy

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4 QUOTES WITH «LETHARGY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word lethargy.
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Tim Cahill
Hot, dry katabatic winds, like the south foehn in Europe, the sharav in the Middle East, and the Santa Ana of Southern California, are all believed to have a decided effect on human behavior and are associated with such health problems as migraines, depression, lethargy, and moodiness. Some scientists say that this is a myth.
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William Ellery Channing
Great minds are to make others great. Their superiority is to be used, not to break the multitude to intellectual vassalage, not to establish over them a spiritual tyranny, but to rouse them from lethargy, and to aid them to judge for themselves.
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James Howard Kunstler
History is moving the furniture around in the house of mankind just about everywhere but the U.S.A. Things have changed, except here, where people come and go through the rooms of state, and everything looks shabbier by the day, and lethargy eats away at the upholstery like an acid fog, and the walls reverberate with meaningless oratory.
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Virginia Woolf
Once conform, once do what other people do because they do it, and a lethargy steals over all the finer nerves and faculties of the soul. She becomes all outer show and inward emptiness; dull, callous, and indifferent.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «LETHARGY»

Discover the use of lethargy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to lethargy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Dangers of a Shallow Faith: Awakening from Spiritual ...
Spiritual lethargy is one of the greatest dangers to confront a believer in his or her day-to-day walk with God. A. W. Tozer said, “There are only three directions from which danger comes to the Christian life.
A. W. Tozer, James L. Snyder, 2012
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Nuclear Reactor Physics
We also introduce the lethargy as an alternative to the energy variable and develop the formalism in terms of lethargy. 10.1 Elastic Scattering Transfer Function Lethargy It is convenient in treating neutron slowing down to replace the energy ...
Weston M. Stacey, 2007
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From Lethargy to Leadership: The Effect of a Teacher-driven ...
As with any action research endeavor, this is the first phase of a cyclical process that will change and evolve over time.
Maureen Ann Grippen, 2007
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Nuclear Principles in Engineering
0.158 0.3 3.4.2 Lethargy The equations involving energy and energy changes may be expressed in terms of a quantity called lethargy. By definition, the lethargy is M = ln^2. (7-246) E where E0 is an arbitrary starting energy usually taken to be ...
Tatjana Jevremovic, 2005
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The Flower Remedy Book: A Comprehensive Guide to Over 700 ...
Blackberry •AT+ — putting ideas into action, overcoming inertia Corn •AT+O — sluggishness, dragging ones feet, lethargy Cosmos AT+ — to stimulate mental clarity, especially lively, thoughtful speech Hornbeam • — intimidated by the tasks of ...
Jeffrey G. Shapiro, 1999
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Boost Your Energy: Feel Great, Do More, and Lose the Lethargy
Shares a series of effective ways to prevent a loss of energy and to reclaim one's get up and go in order to wake up refreshed and tackle the everyday challenges of one's personal and professional life, with helpful tips on diet, exercise, ...
Elisabeth Wilson, 2008
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Memory and Forgetting in English Renaissance Drama: ...
1 Bednarz's description needs some modification. With legs loosely crossed, head pitched forward over his slumping body, an arm laying listlessly to one side, and eyes open. Oblivion is a figure overtaken not by sleep but by lethargy.15 As we ...
Garrett A. Sullivan, 2005
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What's Wrong with My Dog Or Puppy?: A Home Medical Reference ...
Lethargy is a non-specific but very serious sign. Itching is not a specific sign, and diagnosis of the cause is often a process of elimination. Home treatment of itchy skin may include twice weekly bathings with a chlorhexidine shampoo. Let it stay  ...
John Rossi, 2012
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Doing Nutrition Differently: Critical Approaches to Diet and ...
However,Iwill pose a different idea of lethargy—an idea centered onfood and hegemonic nutrition—based onwhat has been saidabout the phenomenon intheModern Age andwhat is registeredabout mortality in SantaMaríadel Antigua del ...
Dr Jessica Hayes-Conroy, Dr Allison Hayes-Conroy, 2014
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The Philadelphia Medical Dictionary: Containing a Concise ...
Дери-гоп, an egg shell; )bark of Leí/largas, a lethargy, or continued sleep. Let/ largas acum-e, lethara/lostematodes,§ gy following phrenitis. Lethargus игл/ штанг, sound sleep with tremor on the going off of L Е V ma, albugo; a white speck on ...
John Redman Coxe, 1808

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «LETHARGY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term lethargy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hongkongers look to gene tests to tell whether they'll be better at …
For Kristy Wong Tsz-wun, 28, a genetic test helped make sense of some inexplicable rashes and her extreme lethargy, which seemed ... «South China Morning Post, Jul 15»
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Tinkler blasts Bucs' poor defence | Sport24
Cape Town - Orlando Pirates coach, Eric Tinkler, lamented his team's lethargy in defence following their elimination from the King's Cup in ... «Sport24, Jul 15»
3
City Officials Offer Tips, Open 'Heatline' as Dangerous Heat Hits …
Early warning signs of heat stress including lethargy, loss of appetite, light-headed feeling and nausea. More serious indications of major heat ... «NBC 10 Philadelphia, Jul 15»
4
Murray ends Britain's 34-year wait to make Davis Cup semis
Yet the two-time Grand Slam champion somehow shook off his lethargy to secure a vital break in the eighth game, forcing a tie-break that he ... «Ten Eyewitness News, Jul 15»
5
'Too busy' to stay healthy? Read this - Rappler
Poor diet choices can lead to problems such as irregular bowel movements, higher glucose and cholesterol levels, and feelings of lethargy and ... «Rappler, Jul 15»
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Watch pets around wildlife as attacks rise in summer - The Times
Watch for signs of infection and go to the vet if swelling, discoloration, discharge from the wound, lethargy or lack of appetite are present. «nwitimes.com, Jul 15»
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For perennially exhausted women, advice on getting energized …
... antihistamines, blood-pressure or cholesterol medications, proton-pump inhibitors and others — can contribute to fatigue and lethargy. «Tribune-Review, Jul 15»
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Review: Lego Jurassic World enjoyable, predictable family fun …
Those suffering from Lego game lethargy, then, may find this lacking. But for fans who want a good family-friendly game that will keep the ... «gulfnews.com, Jul 15»
9
China's Ship Steadies, As Second Quarter Economic Growth …
... infrastructure investment, money growth and industrial output, is a welcome respite from the recent stock market woes and economic lethargy ... «CRIENGLISH.com, Jul 15»
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Ask the Vet | 10 Dog illness symptoms that require emergency care …
Extreme lethargy manifests as a dog who won't come out of its crate or won't move a muscle when called or enticed with food or a favourite toy. «Macau Daily Times, Jul 15»

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