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- Dictionaryenervation/ˌɛnəˈveɪʃn/
noun
- 1. a feeling of being drained of energy or vitality; fatigue: "a sense of enervation"
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(ĕn′ər-vāt′) tr.v. en·er·vat·ed, en·er·vat·ing, en·er·vates. 1. To weaken or destroy the strength or vitality of: "the luxury which enervates and destroys nations" (Henry David Thoreau). 2. Medicine To remove a nerve or part of a nerve. adj. (ĭ-nûr′vĭt) Deprived of strength; debilitated.
Definition of enervation noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
enervate suggests a gradual physical or moral weakening (as through luxury or indolence) until one is too feeble to make an effort. a nation's youth enervated by affluence and leisure. unman implies a loss of manly vigor, fortitude, or spirit. a soldier unmanned by the terrors of battle.
Synonyms for ENERVATION: weakness, exhaustion, fatigue, debility, feebleness, languor, enfeeblement, debilitation; Antonyms of ENERVATION: strength, vigor, vitality, energy, hardiness, robustness, hardihood, virility
enervation. noun. lack of vitality. “an enervation of mind greater than any fatigue”. see more. noun. serious weakening and loss of energy. synonyms: debilitation, enfeeblement, exhaustion. see more.
noun. These are words and phrases related to enervation. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. LASSITUDE. Synonyms. lassitude. weariness. weakness. debility. sluggishness. fatigue. tiredness. exhaustion. lack of energy. lethargy. listlessness. inertia. feebleness. indolence. faintness. torpor. torpidity. drowsiness. languor.
to make someone feel weak and without energy. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Becoming and making less strong. abatement. adulterant. adulterated. downtoner. dull. ease. emasculation. enervatingly. fade. hedge. melt. relieve. tottering. turn to jelly idiom. undimmed. unsubdued. See more results » Examples from literature.
Jun 2, 2024 · enervation (countable and uncountable, plural enervations) Act of enervating; debilitation. State of being enervated; debility.
Enervation definition: Act of <a>enervating</a>; <a>debilitation</a>.
to deprive of force or strength; destroy the vigor of; weaken. adj. enervated. Latin ēnervātus weakened (past participle of ēnervāre) equivalent. to ē- e - + nerv ( us) sinew (see nerve) + -ātus - ate1; compare Anglo-French enervir, French énerver. 1595–1605. en′er•va′tion, n. en′er•va′tive, adj.
