hebetude
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hebetude
- /ˈhɛb.ə.tjuːd/ UK
- /ˈhɛb.ə.tuːd/ US
- /ˈhɛb.ə.tjuːd/ US
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From Late Latin hebetūdō.
noun
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Mental lethargy or dullness.
1600, translation attributed to Thomas Nashe, The Hospitall of Incurable Fooles by Tomaso Garzoni, London: Edward Blount, Discourse 6, pp. 32-33,
The intemperature of the braine is the cause of al this (as phisitions affirme) which maketh all the officiall, and functiue parts full of heauines and in
Similar: dullwittedness, dimness, dimwittedness · Opposite: sharpness, acuity, brightness, brain, brains, cleverness, head, esprit, intellect, intelligence, mind, nous
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noun mental lethargy or dullness
| Español | embotamiento, entorpecimiento, embrutecimento, alelamiento |
|---|---|
| Français | hébétude, abrutissement, abêtissement |
| Italiano | ebetudine, abbrutimento |
| Русский | тупоумие tupoumije, ту́пость túpostʹ |
Talk about this word "hebetude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/hebetude. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. hebetude. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/hebetude "hebetude." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/hebetude.Cite this
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