Lassitudes

Part of speech: noun

Definitions

1. A state of physical or mental weariness often marked by a lack of energy or vitality
2. A feeling of fatigue or lethargy that diminishes one's usual strength and motivation
3. An overall sense of being drained or weakened, leading to decreased alertness and enthusiasm

Etymology: "Lassitudes" is simply the plural of "lassitude," so it refers to several episodes or kinds of that feeling. The base word came into English in the early 1600s from Latin "lassitudo," meaning weariness, which grew from "lassus," tired or faint. That Latin adjective is also the ancestor of the modern English "lazy" and "lass"-related words are unrelated, so the connection to "lazy" is not from this root; the shared sense of exhaustion is the only link.

Synonyms: fatigue, weariness, tiredness, exhaustion

Antonyms: energy, vitality, strength