inanition

Estimated CEFR level: C2 — Proficiency

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. noun weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
  2. noun exhaustion resulting from lack of food

Etymology

From Middle English inanicioun, borrowed from Old French inanition, itself borrowed from Late Latin inānītio, from inānīre (“to make empty”), from inānis (“empty, vain”); see inane.

In classic literature

Synonyms

lassitude, lethargy, slackness

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