Torpor

"Torpor"--such a perfect word--sounds like something in Lord of the Rings--some dreadful place that sucks the soul out of us.

Passionate Healing Fresca 2010

His suggested motto for the Pakistani police: Brutality Tempered by Torpor.

Love Letter to Rawalpindi Sadanand Dhume 2011

More The Source: How Big Oil Could Shake Off Torpor Large oil fields have been discovered off the coast of Ghana, yielding a type of crude that is coveted by refiners because it is easier to convert into precious fuels like gasoline.

Oil Found Near French Guiana James Herron 2011

Torpor can also be caused by chill, and it can take an hour for a hummingbird to rouse from it; during this time, even the most slow-moving predator—even a possum—can take a hummingbird.

Birdology Sy Montgomery 2010

Either way, "Chill Torpor" is the title of a song in Franz Schubert's "Winterreise" — and the ability to present it onstage as simultaneously dark and light, with gravity and levity, is at the heart of "Three Pianos."

The Winter Doldrums Get a Little Warmer Pia Catton 2010

Torpor surrounded the society, and Heine and Börne were floating listlessly in it.

Emancipation Michael Goldfarb 2009

In traditional Buddhist texts the five energies of Lust, Aversion, Torpor, Restlessness, and Doubt are called "Mind Hindrances" . . . because they obscure clear seeing, just as sandstorms in the desert or fog on a highway can cause travelers to get lost.

Daily Dharma: Mind Hindrances William Harryman 2007

Torpor Indy: Winning the Hearts and minds of the Iraqi People I do know that most of the Iraqiis would like us to leave and let them sort it out. ...

IRAQ IS DYING OF THIRST/ DOES ANYONE CARE ? 2007

Torpor and inactivity were the most he had to look forward to.

Bridge of the Separator Turtledove, Harry 2005

One might even call it a flaw--in that goobey gamer sense of, "I had to assume Cake Torpor as a flaw for my NPC, because the storyteller wouldn't let me have +5 Evil Genius without a corresponding negative trait."

just a quick log-in between day job mayhem to say... moriarty6 2003