ENGLISH DICTIONARY

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

  1. 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

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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