torpid
torpid adjective: unmoving.
Adjective
torpid (comparative more torpid, superlative most torpid)
- unmoving
- Synonyms:
- motionless, stock-still, at rest, dull, impassive, inanimate, lifeless, sedent, sedentary, stationary
- dormant or hibernating
- lazy, lethargic or apathetic
- Synonyms:
- lethargic, crawling, slack, slow-moving, languid, languorous, draggy, tardy, creeping, dreich
Noun
torpid (plural torpids)
- An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.
- In our first year I had seen him coming away from Blackwell's clutching a great textbook of chemistry with an air of anticipatory delight, and also on the river as cox of one of the Lincoln torpids.1978, R. V. Jones, chapter 4, in Most Secret War: British Scientific Intelligence 1939-1945, London: Hamish Hamilton, page 37
torpid meaning in Urdu, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
torpid in Urdu
- بےحس, ڈھیلا, غفلتی, سست
torpid in Bengali
- অসার, অলস, শক্তির অভাব
torpid in Malayalam
- sluggish, lethargic, inert
- നിശ്ചേതനമായ, മരവിച്ചു വിറങ്ങലിച്ച, അചേതനമായ, ആലസ്യംബാധിച്ച, ചുറുചുറുക്കില്ലാത്ത, അകർമ്മണ്യ
torpid in Kannada
- ಒರಗಿದ, ಚುರುಕಿಲ್ಲದ, ಮದಡು, ಮಂಕು, ಮಂದವಾದ, ನಿಷ್ಕ್ರಿಯವಾದ
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- torpid in Thai
- นิ่ง nîng, หลับใหล, จำศีล jam-sǐin, เฉื่อย chʉ̀ai
Synonyms of torpid
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Forms of torpid
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more torpid |
| superlative | most torpid |
| Noun | |
| plural | torpids |
Origin of torpid
From Latin torpidus (“tired, numb”).
Words formed from torpid
Questions about torpid
- What does torpid mean?
- Torpid means unmoving.
- What is torpid in Urdu?
- Torpid in Urdu is بےحس, ڈھیلا, غفلتی. See Torpid meaning in Urdu.
- What part of speech is torpid?
- Torpid can be an adjective or a noun.
Words near torpid in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: torpid (page history and authors); torpid (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); torpid (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors); torpid (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); torpid (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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