вя́лость — meaning in English

English meaning

• dullness noun A lack of quickness in understanding or grasping ideas.
• inertia noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.
• languor noun A bodily or mental state, brought on by tiredness or illness, marked by a weary, languid feeling; lassitude; also, a single occurrence of this.
• lethargy noun A lack of energy and enthusiasm; sluggishness or drowsiness.
• stagnation noun The state of not moving or changing; an example of this happening.
• wilt verb To droop and lose freshness, as a plant does when it lacks water.

Senses

вя́лость is used for these senses in English:

• dullness The quality of being slow of understanding things; stupidity.
• inertia (figuratively) In a person, unwillingness to take action.
• languor (uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid or weary feeling; lassitude; (countable) an instance of this.
• lethargy A state of extreme torpor, sopor or apathy, especially with lack of emotion, energy or enthusiasm; (loosely) sluggishness, laziness. [from 14th c.]
• stagnation The state of being stagnant, without circulation.
• wilt The act of wilting or the state of being wilted.

dullness — full definition

1. noun A lack of quickness in understanding or grasping ideas.
2. noun The state of being boring, humourless or tedious.
3. noun An absence of excitement or interest.
4. noun A lack of shine or brightness in appearance.

inertia — full definition

1. noun In physics, the tendency of an object to keep doing whatever it's already doing — staying still or moving in a straight line — unless a force acts on it.
2. noun A reluctance to act, change, or get started; sluggishness.

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