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- [heb-i-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
- /ˈhe.bɪ.tjʊd/
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- [heb-i-tood, -tyood]
- /ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud/
Definitions of hebetude word
- noun hebetude the state of being dull; lethargy. 1
- noun hebetude The state of being dull or lethargic. 1
- noun hebetude mental dullness or lethargy 0
- noun hebetude the quality or condition of being dull or lethargic 0
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Origin of hebetude
First appearance:
before 1615 One of the 41% oldest English words
1615-25; < Late Latin hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equivalent to Latin hebet- (stem of hebes) dull + -ūdō; see -tude
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Parts of speech for Hebetude
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hebetude popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 59% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.
hebetude usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for hebetude
noun hebetude
- inactivity — not active: an inactive volcano.
- inertness — having no inherent power of action, motion, or resistance (opposed to active): inert matter.
- apathy — You can use apathy to talk about someone's state of mind if you are criticizing them because they do not seem to be interested in or enthusiastic about anything.
- heedless — careless; thoughtless; unmindful: Heedless of the danger, he returned to the burning building to save his dog.
- idleness — the quality, state, or condition of being lazy, inactive, or idle: His lack of interest in the larger world and his consummate idleness were the causes of their dreadful divorce.
Antonyms for hebetude
noun hebetude
- concern — Concern is worry about a situation.
- feeling — a quality of an object that is perceived by feeling or touching: the soft feel of cotton.
- interest — the feeling of a person whose attention, concern, or curiosity is particularly engaged by something: She has a great interest in the poetry of Donne.
- sympathy — harmony of or agreement in feeling, as between persons or on the part of one person with respect to another.
- action — Action is doing something for a particular purpose.
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