Lentitude
/ˈlɛntɪtjuːd/noun
Slowness or sluggishness of movement or action.
Did you know?Lentitude comes from Latin lentus, a word describing something slow, pliant, or viscid; the same root later produced the musical direction lento, meaning slowly.
Etymological Timeline
Classical Latin
Latin
lentus
“Slow, sluggish; also pliant or sticky”
Classical Latin
Latin
lentitudo
“Slowness, sluggishness, or a slow quality”
Medieval Latin
Latin
lentitudo
“Slowness or lack of speed”
17th–18th Century
English
lentitude
“Slowness or sluggishness; a rare learned borrowing”
Modern English
English
lentitude
“Rare noun meaning slowness or sluggishness”