Sluggishness — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)

the pace of things that move relatively slowly

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/slˈʌɡɪʃnəs/

🇬🇧British English

/slˈʌɡɪʃnəs/

🇮🇳Indian English

/slˈʌɡɪʃnəs/

3 syllables Say it as /slˈʌɡɪʃnəs/.

Examples

the sluggishness of the economy
the sluggishness of the compass in the Arctic cold
the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lassitude phlegm flatness languor lethargy

Parts of Speech

noun	a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
noun	the pace of things that move relatively slowly “the sluggishness of the economy”
noun	inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy “the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends”

Word Forms

sluggish	adjective	moving slowly
languorous	adjective	lacking spirit or liveliness
lethargic	adjective	deficient in alertness or activity
phlegmatic	adjective	showing little emotion
phlegmatical	adjective	showing little emotion

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

Trägheit

ein Zustand komatöser Erstarrung (wie er bei der Schlafkrankheit auftritt)

🇫🇷French

lenteur

un état de torpeur comateuse (comme dans la maladie du sommeil)

🇪🇸Spanish

lentitud

un estado de letargo comatoso (como se encuentra en la enfermedad del sueño)

🇮🇹Italian

lentezza

uno stato di torpore comatoso (come riscontrato nella malattia del sonno)

🇳🇱Dutch

traagheid

een toestand van comateuze verdoving (zoals aangetroffen bij slaapziekte)

🇵🇹Portuguese

lentidão

um estado de torpor comatoso (como encontrado na doença do sono)

🇷🇺Russian

медлительность

состояние коматозного оцепенения (как при сонной болезни)

India

🇮🇳Hindi

ढिलाई

बेहोशी की स्थिति (जैसा कि नींद की बीमारी में पाया जाता है)

🇧🇩Bengali

অলসতা

কোমাটোজ টর্পোর অবস্থা (যেমন ঘুমের অসুস্থতায় পাওয়া যায়)

🇮🇳Tamil

மந்தம்

மயக்க நிலை (தூக்க நோயில் காணப்படுகிறது)

🇮🇳Telugu

బద్ధకం

కోమాటోస్ టార్పోర్ యొక్క స్థితి (నిద్ర అనారోగ్యంలో కనుగొనబడింది)

🇮🇳Marathi

आळशीपणा

कोमॅटोज टॉर्परची स्थिती (झोपेच्या आजारात आढळते)

🇮🇳Gujarati

સુસ્તી

કોમેટોઝ ટોર્પોરની સ્થિતિ (જેમ કે ઊંઘની માંદગીમાં જોવા મળે છે)

🇮🇳Kannada

ಆಲಸ್ಯ

ಕೋಮಟೋಸ್ ಟಾರ್ಪೋರ್ ಸ್ಥಿತಿ (ನಿದ್ರೆಯ ಕಾಯಿಲೆಯಲ್ಲಿ ಕಂಡುಬರುತ್ತದೆ)

🇮🇳Malayalam

ആലസ്യം

കോമാറ്റോസ് ടോപ്പറിൻ്റെ അവസ്ഥ (ഉറക്ക രോഗത്തിൽ കാണപ്പെടുന്നത് പോലെ)

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਸੁਸਤੀ

ਕੋਮੇਟੋਜ਼ ਟਾਰਪੋਰ ਦੀ ਸਥਿਤੀ (ਜਿਵੇਂ ਕਿ ਨੀਂਦ ਦੀ ਬਿਮਾਰੀ ਵਿੱਚ ਪਾਇਆ ਜਾਂਦਾ ਹੈ)

🇵🇰Urdu

سستی

کوماٹوز ٹارپور کی حالت (جیسا کہ نیند کی بیماری میں پایا جاتا ہے)

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

呆滞

昏睡状态（如昏睡病）

🇯🇵Japanese

だるさ

昏睡状態の昏睡状態（睡眠病に見られるような）

🇰🇷Korean

부진

혼수상태(수면병에서 발견됨)

🇻🇳Vietnamese

sự chậm chạp

tình trạng hôn mê hôn mê (như được tìm thấy trong bệnh ngủ)

🇹🇭Thai

ความเกียจคร้าน

ภาวะโคม่าทรมาน (ที่พบในอาการป่วยนอนหลับ)

🇮🇩Indonesian

kelesuan

keadaan mati suri koma (seperti yang ditemukan pada penyakit tidur)

🇵🇭Filipino

katamaran

isang estado ng comatose torpor (tulad ng matatagpuan sa sleeping sickness)

🇲🇾Malay

kelesuan

keadaan mati koma (seperti yang terdapat dalam penyakit tidur)

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

التباطؤ

حالة من السبات الغيبوبة (كما هو الحال في مرض النوم)

🇮🇷Persian

سستی

حالت چروکیدگی کما (همانطور که در بیماری خواب یافت می شود)

🇹🇷Turkish

uyuşukluk

komada uyuşukluk durumu (uyku hastalığında olduğu gibi)

🇮🇱Hebrew

זְחִילָה

מצב של עווית בתרדמת (כפי שנמצא במחלת שינה)

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The primary meaning of 'sluggishness' is 'a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)'.

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Using 'sluggishness' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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