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JadziaDax · 11-14-2003, 02:21 AM

The Word of the Day for November 14 is:

torpor • \TOR-per\ • (noun) 1. a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility; 2. apathy, dullness

A little more information about today’s word:
Our English word "torpor" looks the same and means the same thing as Latin "torpor," from which it was borrowed into Middle English. It stems from the Latin verb "torpere," which means "to be sluggish or numb." "Torpor" first appeared around 1230 in an English text, the "Ancren Riwle," a guide for religious recluses, where it referred to a spiritual or intellectual lethargy, but there is very little evidence of its use over next the 400 years. It began showing up again in the early 1600s in reference to both mental and physical sluggishness. The related adjective "torpid" (from the Latin adjective "torpidus") entered the language in the 15th century.

My sentence (using definition #2):
As the play progressed from dull to duller, the audience sank into a state of torpor, their eyes glazed over with boredom.

Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition.

Next sentence?

mrsandman · 11-14-2003, 05:07 AM

That baby was HUGE, it darn near torpor plumbing out!

redravin40 · 11-14-2003, 06:59 AM

The dinner was large and the company dull that Raymond find himself slipping into slow torpor.

spectre · 11-14-2003, 04:47 PM

He fell into a state of torpor as the power point presentation went into it's twentieth slide.

collide · 11-16-2003, 05:14 AM

After a a strenuous semester of attending college full time, I find myself stuck in a torpor during the winter and summer breaks.

SirGoreaxe · 11-16-2003, 09:52 PM

After the vampire slayer slamed the stake into the vampire's heart, it sent it into torpor.

11-14-2003, 02:21 AM	#1 (permalink)
JadziaDax Loser Location: who the fuck cares?	Word of the day November 14 The Word of the Day for November 14 is: torpor • \TOR-per\ • (noun) 1. a state of mental and motor inactivity with partial or total insensibility; 2. apathy, dullness A little more information about today’s word: Our English word "torpor" looks the same and means the same thing as Latin "torpor," from which it was borrowed into Middle English. It stems from the Latin verb "torpere," which means "to be sluggish or numb." "Torpor" first appeared around 1230 in an English text, the "Ancren Riwle," a guide for religious recluses, where it referred to a spiritual or intellectual lethargy, but there is very little evidence of its use over next the 400 years. It began showing up again in the early 1600s in reference to both mental and physical sluggishness. The related adjective "torpid" (from the Latin adjective "torpidus") entered the language in the 15th century. My sentence (using definition #2): As the play progressed from dull to duller, the audience sank into a state of torpor, their eyes glazed over with boredom. Based on Merriam-Webster's Collegiate® Dictionary, 10th Edition. Next sentence?

11-14-2003, 05:07 AM	#2 (permalink)
mrsandman Addict Location: 3rd coast area	That baby was HUGE, it darn near torpor plumbing out! __________________ Hail to ALL the troops and shadow warriors.

11-14-2003, 04:47 PM	#4 (permalink)
spectre Junkie	He fell into a state of torpor as the power point presentation went into it's twentieth slide. __________________ "Fuck these chains No goddamn slave I will be different" ~ Machine Head

11-16-2003, 05:14 AM	#5 (permalink)
collide Turn off your TV. Location: ... .- -. ..-. .-. .- -. -.-. .. ... -.-. --- --..-- -.-. .-	After a a strenuous semester of attending college full time, I find myself stuck in a torpor during the winter and summer breaks. __________________ "inhuman fiery goat worship" is an anagram for "information superhighway" -kingvolc

11-16-2003, 09:52 PM	#6 (permalink)
SirGoreaxe Tilted Location: Bremerton, WA	After the vampire slayer slamed the stake into the vampire's heart, it sent it into torpor. __________________ (;þ "You can't change what has happened, but you can make the best of it, and make better decisions from the past." (Unless there is a quick edit button.)

11-14-2003, 06:59 AM	#3 (permalink)
redravin40 Loser Location: With Jadzia	The dinner was large and the company dull that Raymond find himself slipping into slow torpor.