lethargy
Heavy-limbed indifference
Lethargy is a state of sluggishness, drowsiness, or lack of energy.
Someone in a lethargy feels too tired or apathetic to act: The heat left us in a state of lethargy.
The word suggests more than ordinary tiredness—a heaviness that makes even small efforts feel burdensome.
Lethargic is the adjective: I felt lethargic all afternoon.
State of slow movement
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- idlenessState of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
- immobilityLack of motion
sedentariness · passivity · motionlessness · stillness · quiescence · dormancy · languor · listlessness
State of needing rest
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
- dozingLightly, briefly unconscious
nodding · grogginess · stupor · heavy-lidded · bleary · slumberous · torpor · doziness
Disinclination to exert oneself
- indolenceAversion to activity
- idlenessState of doing nothing
- loafingPassing time idly
- loungingReclining in idleness
procrastination · dawdling · lackadaisical · laxness · languor · shiftlessness · do-nothingness · sluggardly
Lack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
- listlessnessAbsence of energy, enthusiasm
ennui · dispassion · impassivity · numbness · unresponsiveness · aloofness · spiritlessness · passionlessness
State of utter depletion
- wearinessState of being drained
- tirednessState of needing rest
- burnoutChronic occupational depletion
- enervationLoss of vigor
debilitation · prostration · depletion · drain · flagging · spent · sapped · weakened
sluggishness
State of slow movement
- inertiaResistance to altered motion
- idlenessState of doing nothing
- stagnationAbsence of flow or progress
immobility · sedentariness · passivity · motionlessness · stillness · quiescence · dormancy · languor · listlessness · lifelessness
sleepiness
State of needing rest
- drowsinessState of near-sleep
- somnolenceAbnormal urge to doze
- yawningOpening mouth when tired
dozing · nodding · grogginess · stupor · heavy-lidded · bleary · slumberous · torpor · doziness · half-asleep
sloth
Disinclination to exert oneself
lounging · procrastination · dawdling · lackadaisical · laxness · languor · shiftlessness · do-nothingness · sluggardly · unmotivated
indifference
Lack of interest
- disinterestAbsence of bias
- unconcernAbsence of worry
- detachmentSeparation or emotional uninvolvement
listlessness · ennui · dispassion · impassivity · numbness · unresponsiveness · aloofness · spiritlessness · passionlessness · joylessness
exhaustion
State of utter depletion
enervation · debilitation · prostration · depletion · drain · flagging · spent · sapped · weakened · overexertion
- boredomboredom, ennui, tedium, monotony, dullness
- fatigueexhaustion, tiredness, weariness, chronic fatigue, physical fatigue
- fatigue symptomsexhaustion, tiredness, drowsiness, sleepiness, yawning
- inattentiondistracted, spacing, absent-minded, distraction, obliviousness
- drug side effectsdrowsiness, dizziness, weight gain, dry mouth, constipation
- SADlight therapy, light box, winter blues, seasonal depression, SAD lamp
lethargyalertness
Active mental awareness
wakefulness · vigilance · attentiveness · awareness · sharpness
lethargyenthusiasm
Intense eager enjoyment
eagerness · ambition · drive · motivation · keenness