torpor
US /ˈtɔ:rpə(r)/
・UK /ˈtɔ:pə(r)/
C2
n. (u.)Uncountable NounLethargy; laziness; inactivity
He fell into a deep torpor
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Why Don't Humans Hibernate?
- For instance, many hummingbirds enter a state called torpor every night, so they don't starve to death.
For instance, many hummingbirds enter a state called torpor every night, so they don't starve to death.
- For instance, many hummingbirds enter a state called torpor every night so they don't starve to death.
For instance, many hummingbirds enter a state called torpor every night so they don't starve to death.
What would happen if we embraced silence a bit more? | BBC Ideas
- There's a condition known as Assidy, which was experienced by monks who spent prolonged periods in silence, and it's basically distinguished by a feeling of torpor, of not being able to do anything,
There's a condition known as Assidy, which was experienced by monks who spent prolonged periods in silence, and it's basically distinguished by a feeling of torpor, of not being able to do anything,