torpor
sluggish inactivity or numb dullness
Root
- torp: numb, sluggish, or inactive
Other words with the torp root
- torpid: numbly inactive or sluggish
Torpor is inactivity that feels numb: the system is awake enough to exist but too dull to move.
A long afternoon of heat left the room in torpor.
Torpor can describe body, mind, mood, or even a culture. The key is not ordinary rest. It is a heavy stillness, as if motion has gone numb.