n. [ L., from torpere, to be torpid. ] [ 1913 Webster ]
1. Loss of motion, or of the motion; a state of inactivity with partial or total insensibility; numbness. [ 1913 Webster ]
2. Dullness; sluggishness; inactivity; as, a torpor of the mental faculties. [ 1913 Webster ]
a. [ L. torpor torpor + facere to make. ] Tending to produce torpor. [ 1913 Webster ]