lassitude UK /ˈlæsɪˌtjuːd/US /ˈlæsɪˌtud/ noun1 •Lethargy or lack of energy; fatigue, languor, listlessnessRufus Dawes, though his eyelids would scarcely keep open, and a terrible lassitude almost paralysed his limbs, eagerly drank in the whispered sentence. — 1833 formslassitudes