Antonyms for lethargy

Grammar : Noun

Spell : leth-er-jee

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɛθ ər dʒi

Definition of lethargy

Origin : late 14c., litarge, from Old French litargie or directly from Medieval Latin litargia, from Late Latin lethargia, from Greek lethargia "forgetfulness," from lethargos "forgetful," originally "inactive through forgetfulness," from lethe "forgetfulness" (see latent) + argos "idle" (see argon). The form with -th- is from 1590s in English.

noun laziness, sluggishness

Example sentences :

Her conversion was an event that broke the lethargy of their stagnant life.
Extract from : « Leila, Complete » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton

He had gradually dropped to the floor, and lay there in a lethargy, worn out.
Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens

Grendon snapped out of the lethargy into which he had sunk, face drawn and gray.
Extract from : « Slaves of Mercury » by Nat Schachner

But the wounded man shook off his lethargy and for a moment had command of his faculties.
Extract from : « The Downfall » by Emile Zola

But not even that gibe could stir M. Binet out of his lethargy of content.
Extract from : « Scaramouche » by Rafael Sabatini

By these and such like arguments he rescued them from the lethargy of despair.
Extract from : « Hellenica » by Xenophon

The thought of provisions seemed to have roused them from their lethargy.
Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Hypnody: lethargy; a condition similar to or identical with hibernation.
Extract from : « Explanation of Terms Used in Entomology » by John. B. Smith

All these things which had been left untouched were evidence of a lethargy that hurt me.
Extract from : « The Choice of Life » by Georgette Leblanc

But the drowsiness of autumn is a lethargy in the true sense of that word—a forgetfulness.
Extract from : « Pipefuls » by Christopher Morley

Synonyms for lethargy

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