sluggishness
Definitions
Noun
- A state of comatose torpor (as found in sleeping sickness)
- The pace of things that move relatively slowly
- Inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
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Sounds Like
Words that sound like the term "sluggishness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | stimulus | 3 | 15 |
| 2 | strenuous | 3 | 11 |
| 3 | seriousness | 4 | 8 |
| 4 | subconscious | 3 | 4 |
| 5 | synonymous | 4 | 4 |
| 6 | stupendous | 3 | 3 |
| 7 | ostentatious | 4 | 2 |
| 8 | separateness | 4 | 2 |
| 9 | solicitous | 4 | 2 |
| 10 | strangeness | 2 | 2 |
| 11 | stubbornness | 3 | 2 |
| 12 | circuitous | 4 | 1 |
| 13 | selfishness | 3 | 1 |
| 14 | surreptitious | 4 | 1 |
| 15 | asynchronous | 4 | 0 |
| 16 | scandalous | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | scantiness | 3 | 0 |
| 18 | self-righteous | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | skittishness | 3 | 0 |
| 20 | spartacus | 3 | 0 |
| 21 | stoltzfus | 2 | 0 |
| 22 | symbiosis | 4 | 0 |
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Words that are spelled similarly to the term "sluggishness".
| # | Word | Syllables | Freq |
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| 1 | suggests | 2 | 29 |
| 2 | ugliness | 3 | 7 |
| 3 | toughness | 2 | 6 |
| 4 | slugging | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | roughness | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | sluggish | 2 | 2 |
| 7 | sluggishly | 3 | 2 |
| 8 | sluggers | 2 | 2 |
| 9 | foolishness | 3 | 2 |
| 10 | selfishness | 3 | 1 |
| 11 | squeamishness | 3 | 1 |
| 12 | lousiness | 3 | 1 |
| 13 | lightness | 2 | 1 |
| 14 | smugness | 2 | 0 |
| 15 | shaughnessy | 3 | 0 |
| 16 | bullishness | 3 | 0 |
| 17 | suggestiveness | 4 | 0 |
| 18 | skittishness | 3 | 0 |
| 19 | oshaughnessy | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | irishness | 3 | 0 |
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Words that are statistically associated with "sluggishness" in the same piece of text.
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Consonant Match
Words that contain the same consonants as the term "sluggishness".
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Term
Definitions: 3
Fragments: 1
Sound Alikes: 22
Spelled Like: 20
Words that Follow: 0
Words that Precede: 0
Statistically Associated: 0
Consonant Matches: 0
Freq: The frequency is a relative score of how often the word appears in standard English text.
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