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dragginess

8.9

A slow, dull feeling that makes you tired

noun
/ˈdræɡi.nəs/

: lentitud

The dragginess of the movie made it hard to stay awake.

Examples

After a long week, he felt a sense of dragginess on Friday afternoon.
The dragginess of the lecture made it hard for students to stay awake.
The movie's dragginess caused several people to lose interest before the end.
She complained about the dragginess of the lecture.
After a long day at work, I could feel the dragginess in my mood as I struggled to stay awake.
The film's dragginess made it hard for the audience to stay engaged until the end.
On rainy days, I often experience a sense of dragginess that leaves me unmotivated to do anything.

Synonyms

sloth

vsdragginess

13 4.6

Not wanting to work or make an effort

refers instead to slowness and lack of liveliness without intent

sluggishness

vsdragginess

4 4.4

A state of being slow and having little energy

is about slowness or dullness rather than deliberate unwillingness

lassitude

vsdragginess

Formal

3 9.3

A feeling of being very tired and having little energy

applies to slowness and dullness rather than only tiredness

listlessness

vsdragginess

2 6.8

A feeling of little energy and no interest

emphasizes slowness and dullness rather than just lack of interest

lifelessness

vsdragginess

1 5.4

A lack of life, energy, or movement

focuses on slowness and dullness rather than total absence of life

dullness

vsdragginess

1 3.7

Something that is not interesting or exciting

centres on slowness and low energy rather than only boringness

vapidity

vsdragginess

1 9.3

A lack of energy and interest in speech or writing

highlights slow, low-energy quality rather than mere blandness

torpidity

vsdragginess

1 9.9

A state of being inactive and lacking energy

highlights general slowness rather than a clinical inactive state

insipidity

vsdragginess

1 9.6

Lack of flavor or interest that makes something dull

is focused on slow, dull energy rather than just bland taste

slothfulness

vsdragginess

1 8.1

A habit of not wanting to work or make any effort

is about slow, dull quality not about deliberate avoidance of work

torpidness

vsdragginess

9.5

A time when the body or mind is slow and has little energy

focuses on slowness and dullness rather than medical lethargy

loginess

vsdragginess

Archaic

9.6

A feeling of being heavy, slow, and very tired

is about slow, dragging quality rather than only tired heaviness

spiritlessness

vsdragginess

8.2

A lack of energy and interest that makes a person feel tired and low

stresses slow, dull quality more than mere low enthusiasm

leadenness

vsdragginess

8.2

A heavy, dull feeling that makes you feel tired

is about slow, dragging quality rather than only heavy feeling

vapidness

vsdragginess

8.4

A feeling that something is dull and boring

points to slowness and dull energy rather than only uninterest

stodginess

vsdragginess

8.4

A serious, old-fashioned style that feels boring

captures slowness and low energy rather than formal boringness

Antonyms

vitality

29 4.3

Energy and liveliness that make a person or thing seem active

liveliness

3 3.4

A feeling of energy and excitement that makes people active

How Sluggish

torpor

3 8.9

lethargy

12 6.3

dragginess

8.9

listlessness

2 6.8

Surface Forms

dragginess singular

dragginesses plural

Morphology

dragginess = draggy (transparent) = drag + y + ness

Standard noun formation from the adjective 'draggy' using the productive suffix '-ness'.

Etymology

Dragginess comes from the simple verb drag, which means 'to pull' or move something slowly. So dragginess can describe a slow, dull feeling that seems to 'pull' your energy away.