Lassitude

From Fresh Dictionary

English

Noun

lassitude

1. lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue
2. listlessness or langour

Quotations

• In order to appear busy, one should pace around the office clutching files. ... The best part of this ancient ritual is that it tends to make one's colleagues look away - just in case you and your papers are going to interrupt their own lassitude. Is Slacking the Only Way to Survive the Office?; The Scotsman (Edinburgh, Scotland); Aug 16, 2004.
• 'At Euro 2004 and the 2002 World Cup,' Blatter commented this week, 'many stars were physically and mentally exhausted, and left an aftertaste of nonchalance and lassitude. 11 Rob Hughes; Soccer: The Olympic Flame Running Low on Fuel; International Herald Tribune (Paris, France); Aug 11, 2004.et:lassitude

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