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Added 6 October 2026

lassitude

/ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/ noun

In Latin: lassitūdō Wiktionary

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Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessness

Origin

Borrowed from French lassitude, from Latin lassitūdō (“faintness, weariness”), from lassus (“faint, weary”), perhaps for *ladtus, and thus akin to English late.

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