Torpid vs. Torpor

Torpidadjective

unmoving

Torpidadjective

dormant or hibernating

Torpidadjective

lazy, lethargic or apathetic

Torpidnoun

An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Torpidadjective

Having lost motion, or the power of exertion and feeling; numb; benumbed; as, a torpid limb.

Torpidadjective

Dull; stupid; sluggish; inactive.

Torpidnoun

An inferior racing boat, or one who rows in such a boat.

Torpidnoun

The Lenten rowing races.

Torpidadjective

slow and apathetic;

Torpidadjective

in a condition of biological rest or suspended animation;

Torpornoun

A state of being inactive or stuporous.

Torpornoun

A state of apathy or lethargy.

Torpornoun

(biology) A state similar to hibernation characterised by energy-conserving, very deep sleep.

Torpornoun

Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness.

Torpornoun

Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties.

Torpornoun

a state of motor and mental inactivity with a partial suspension of sensibility;

Torpornoun

inactivity resulting from torpidity and lack of vigor or energy

Torpor

Torpor is a state of decreased physiological activity in an animal, usually by a reduced body temperature and metabolic rate. Torpor enables animals to survive periods of reduced food availability.