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Hebetude: meaning, pronunciation and examples
Hebetude noun. Dullness of mind and body; a heavy, stupefied sluggishness.
How to say it
HEB-ih-tyood/ˈhɛbɪtjuːd/
3 syllables, stressed on the first (HEB).
Hebetude in a sentence
The long-haul flight left us in a fog of hebetude, staring at the luggage belt.
Sunday afternoons in that house had a comfortable hebetude about them.
Similar and opposite
Similar:
- lethargy
- torpor
- dullness
- stupor
Opposite:
- alertness
Where hebetude comes from
From Latin hebetudo, from hebes, blunt or dull.
Test yourself
Which word fills the gap?
Sunday afternoons in that house had a comfortable _____ about them.
- physique
- philtrum
- hebetude
Show the answer
hebetude: Sunday afternoons in that house had a comfortable hebetude about them.