Associations to the word «Torpor»

Wiktionary

TORPOR, noun. A state of being inactive or stuporous.
TORPOR, noun. A state of apathy or lethargy.
TORPOR, noun. (biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep

Dictionary definition

TORPOR, noun. A state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility; "he fell into a deep torpor".
TORPOR, noun. Inactivity resulting from lethargy and lack of vigor or energy.

Wise words

Life has no meaning unless one lives it with a will, at least to the limit of one's will. Virtue, good, evil are nothing but words, unless one takes them apart in order to build something with them; they do not win their true meaning until one knows how to apply them.
Paul Gauguin