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torpour

torpour is the alternative spelling of torpor.

Meaning of torpor

Noun

torpor (countable and uncountable, plural torpors)

  1. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
  2. A state of apathy or lethargy.
    • She knew that she was the cause of her husband's utter ruin; and she strung herself to bear the consequences. The reproaches which agony extorted; or worse, cureless, uncomplaining depression, when his mind was sunk in a torpor, not the less painful because it was silent and moveless.1826, [Mary Shelley], chapter VII, in The Last Man. […], volume I, London: Henry Colburn, […], →OCLC
  3. A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

Questions about torpour

What is torpour the alternative spelling of?
Torpour is the alternative spelling of torpor.

Words near torpour in the dictionary

  1. torporize
  2. torporized
  3. torporizes
  4. torporizing
  5. torpors
  6. torpour
  7. torps
  8. Torpshammar
  9. torq
  10. torqs
  11. torquance

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