- Today's Word
Lassitude
LASS-ih-tood
Definition
(noun) A state of physical or mental weariness; lack of energy.
Example
After weeks of stress, he sank into a kind of emotional lassitude.
Fun Fact
Lassitude is often used in literary writing to evoke more than just fatigue—it suggests a kind of defeated sluggishness that feels heavy and existential. It shares roots with “latitude” (from Latin latus, meaning wide), as if your energy is stretched too thin. Think more post-burnout melancholy than “just need a nap.”
(adjective) Characterized by soft, whispering, or rustling sounds.
The susurrous murmur of wind through the leaves made the forest feel alive yet utterly peaceful.
From Latin susurrare — “to whisper.”