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torpitude

UK/ˈtɔː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/US/ˈtɔɹpɪtud/

torpitude noun: torpor; the state of being torpid.

Noun

torpitude (countable and uncountable, plural torpitudes)

  1. (obsolete) torpor; the state of being torpid
    • in a kind of torpitude, or sleeping state1713, W[illiam] Derham, Physico-Theology: Or, A Demonstration of the Being and Attributes of God, from His Works of Creation. […], London: […] W[illiam] Innys, […], →OCLC

Forms of torpitude

pluraltorpitudes

Questions about torpitude

What does torpitude mean?
Torpitude means torpor; the state of being torpid.
What part of speech is torpitude?
Torpitude is a noun.
How do you pronounce torpitude?
Torpitude is pronounced /ˈtɔː(ɹ)pɪtjuːd/ (UK).
What is the plural of torpitude?
The plural of torpitude is torpitudes.

Words near torpitude in the dictionary

  1. torpids
  2. torpified
  3. torpifies
  4. torpify
  5. torpifying
  6. torpitude
  7. torpitudes
  8. torple
  9. torpled
  10. torples
  11. torpling

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