hebetude
[ heb-i-tood, -tyood ]
/ ˈhɛb ɪˌtud, -ˌtyud /
noun
the state of being dull; lethargy.
Origin of hebetude
1615–25; < Late Latin
hebetūdō dullness, bluntness, equivalent to Latin
hebet- (stem of
hebes) dull +
-ūdō; see
-tude
OTHER WORDS FROM hebetude
heb·e·tu·di·nous, adjectiveWords nearby hebetude
heber,
heberden,
heberden's nodes,
hebetate,
hebetic,
hebetude,
hebiatrics,
hebr.,
hebraic,
hebraicize,
hebraism
British Dictionary definitions for hebetudinous
hebetude
/ (ˈhɛbɪˌtjuːd) /
noun
rare
mental dullness or lethargy
Derived forms of hebetude
hebetudinous, adjectiveWord Origin for hebetude
C17: from Late Latin
hebetūdō, from Latin
hebes blunt
Medical definitions for hebetudinous
hebetude
[ hĕb′ĭ-tōōd′ ]
n.
Dullness of mind; mental lethargy.