want of interest
51Phlegm — Phlegm, n. [F. phlegme, flegme, L. phlegma, fr. Gr. ? a flame, inflammation, phlegm, a morbid, clammy humor in the body, fr. ? to burn. Cf. {Phlox}, {Flagrant}, {Flame}, {Bleak}, a., and {Fluminate}.] 1. One of the four humors of which the… …
52Somnolent — Som no*lent, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. {Hypnotic}, {Somnambulism}, {Soporific}.] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. {Som… …
53Somnolently — Somnolent Som no*lent, a. [F. somnolent, L. somnolentus, from somnus sleep, akin to Gr. ?, Skr. svapna sleep, dream, svap to sleep, Icel. sofa, AS. swefn sleep. Cf. {Hypnotic}, {Somnambulism}, {Soporific}.] Sleepy; drowsy; inclined to sleep. {Som …
54jump-start — Ⅰ. jump start UK US /ˈdʒʌmpstɑːt/ US / stɑːrt/ verb [T] ► to improve something such as an industry or economy more quickly by giving it extra help: »The new model is part of the company s effort to jump start its American sales, which declined… …
55indifference — n. 1. Neutrality, impartiality, disinterestedness, freedom from bias or prejudice. 2. Unconcernedness, unconcern, apathy, coolness, coldness, carelessness, negligence, heedlessness, inattention, want of interest. 3. Triviality, unimportance,… …
56stupidity — n. 1. Dulness, obtuseness, insensibility, sottishness, blockishness, doltishness, senselessness, sluggishness of understanding, slowness of apprehension. 2. Lifelessness, heaviness, insipidity, tameness, vapidness, want of interest, stupidness. 3 …
57sleepy — sleepy, *drowsy, somnolent, slumberous mean affected by a desire to sleep or inducing such a desire. Sleepy, the ordinary term of this group, applies not only to persons but to things that suggest a resemblance to persons who show a readiness to… …
58disqualification — Want of qualification, especially for a public office or for jury duty. It may be from want of an abstract qualification, such as a requirement for education, or from an element such as interest in the matter to be handled. See ineligible …
59UNITED STATES OF AMERICA — UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, country in N. America. This article is arranged according to the following outline: introduction Colonial Era, 1654–1776 Early National Period, 1776–1820 German Jewish Period, 1820–1880 East European Jewish Period,… …
60literature — /lit euhr euh cheuhr, choor , li treuh /, n. 1. writings in which expression and form, in connection with ideas of permanent and universal interest, are characteristic or essential features, as poetry, novels, history, biography, and essays. 2.… …