Added 9 October 2026 sluggishness noun Categories: Describing WordsRare Words In Latin: torpēdō Wiktionary noun ! Definition from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. More about sluggishness at Wordnik → Where our words come from → A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness). The pace of things that move relatively slowly. the sluggishness of the economy Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy. the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends Related Words: languorlethargylassitudeindolenceslacknessslownessdoldrumsslowtorporstagnationtardinessweakness Back to today's word