Main Entry: ap·a·thy
Pronunciation: 'a-p&-thE
Function: noun
Etymology: Greek apatheia, from apathEs without feeling, from a- + pathos emotion -- more at PATHOS
1 : lack of feeling or emotion : IMPASSIVENESS
2 : lack of interest or concern : INDIFFERENCE
Main Entry: leth·ar·gy
Pronunciation: 'le-th&r-jE
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English litargie, from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lEthargia, from lEthargos forgetful, lethargic, irregular from lEthE
1 : abnormal drowsiness
2 : the quality or state of being lazy, sluggish, or indifferent
synonyms LETHARGY, LANGUOR, LASSITUDE, STUPOR, TORPOR mean physical or mental inertness. LETHARGY implies such drowsiness or aversion to activity as is induced by disease, injury, or drugs . LANGUOR suggests inertia induced by an enervating climate or illness or love . LASSITUDE stresses listlessness or indifference resulting from fatigue or poor health . STUPOR implies a deadening of the mind and senses by shock, narcotics, or intoxicants . TORPOR implies a state of suspended animation as of hibernating animals but may suggest merely extreme sluggishness .
Main Entry: 1dead
Pronunciation: 'ded
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English deed, from Old English dEad; akin to Old Norse dauthr dead, deyja to die, Old High German tOt dead -- more at DIE
1 : deprived of life : having died
2 a (1) : having the appearance of death : DEATHLY (2) : lacking power to move, feel, or respond : NUMB b : very tired c (1) : incapable of being stirred emotionally or intellectually : UNRESPONSIVE (2) : grown cold : EXTINGUISHED
3 a : INANIMATE, INERT b : BARREN, INFERTILE c : no longer producing or functioning : EXHAUSTED
4 a (1) : lacking power or effect (2) : no longer having interest, relevance, or significance b : no longer in use : OBSOLETE c : no longer active : EXTINCT d : lacking in gaiety or animation e (1) : lacking in commercial activity : QUIET (2) : commercially idle or unproductive f : lacking elasticity g : being out of action or out of use; specifically : free from any connection to a source of voltage and free from electric charges h (1) : being out of play (2) : temporarily forbidden to play or to make a certain play in croquet
5 a : not running or circulating : STAGNANT b : not turning c : not imparting motion or power although otherwise functioning d : lacking warmth, vigor, or taste
6 a : absolutely uniform b (1) : UNERRING (2) : EXACT (3) : certain to be doomed (4) : IRREVOCABLE c : ABRUPT d (1) : COMPLETE, ABSOLUTE (2) : ALL-OUT
7 : devoid of former occupants
- dead·ness noun
- dead in the water 1 : incapable of being effective : STALLED 2 : 1DEAD 6b(3)
synonyms DEAD, DEFUNCT, DECEASED, DEPARTED, LATE mean devoid of life. DEAD applies literally to what is deprived of vital force but is used figuratively of anything that has lost any attribute (as energy, activity, radiance) suggesting life . DEFUNCT stresses cessation of active existence or operation . DECEASED, DEPARTED, and LATE apply to persons who have died recently. DECEASED is the preferred term in legal use . DEPARTED is used usually as a euphemism . LATE is used especially with reference to a person in a specific relation or status .
Main Entry: 1bar·ren
Pronunciation: 'bar-&n
Function: adjective
Etymology: Middle English bareine, from Old French baraine
1 : not reproducing: as a : incapable of producing offspring -- used especially of females or matings b : not yet or not recently pregnant c : habitually failing to fruit
2 : not productive: as a : producing little or no vegetation : DESOLATE b : producing inferior crops c : unproductive of results or gain : FRUITLESS
3 : DEVOID, LACKING -- used with of
4 : lacking interest, information, or charm
5 : DULL, UNRESPONSIVE
synonym see BARE
- bar·ren·ly adverb
- bar·ren·ness /-&(n)-n&s/ noun
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