torpedo — meaning in English
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English meaning
- inertness noun Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
- lethargy noun A lack of energy and enthusiasm; sluggishness or drowsiness.
- sluggishness noun The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
Senses
torpedo is used for these senses in English:
- electric ray Any of the group of rays of the order Torpedodiniformes, which can produce an electric discharge.
- lethargy A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]
- sluggishness The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
inertness — full definition
- noun Lack of activity or exertion; habitual indisposition to action or motion
- noun Absence of the power of self-motion; inertia.
- noun Quality of being unreactive with other chemical compounds or elements.