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sluggishness vs torpor

torpor vs sluggishness

sluggishness and torpor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
sluggishness Yes No No No
torpor Yes No No No
As nouns, torpor is a hypernym of sluggishness; that is, torpor is a word with a broader meaning than sluggishness:
  • sluggishness: a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
  • torpor: a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
Other hypernyms of sluggishness include torpidity.
sluggishness (noun) torpor (noun)
inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy
the pace of things that move relatively slowly a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility
a state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
Difference between sluggishness and torpor

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