Sluggishness
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Sluggishness is a noun meaning The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
Meaning
The property of being sluggish, unable or unwilling to act quickly.
More Meanings
- The state of economic decline, inactivity, slow or subnormal growth.
Example Sentences
And we see such interdependence even more clearly in their economic performance: China’s annual GDP growth rate, for example, will slow by two percentage points this year, owing to sluggishness in the United States and the EU.
Word Forms
- sluggishnesses
Synonyms for sluggishness
Depending on context, synonyms include languor, lethargy, lassitude.
Antonyms for sluggishness
Common opposites include nimbleness.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include languor, lethargy, lassitude, indolence, slackness, slowness.
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