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Lethargic vs Lacklustre - What's the difference?

lethargic | lacklustre | Synonyms |

Lethargic is a synonym of lacklustre.


As adjectives the difference between lethargic and lacklustre

is that lethargic is sluggish, slow while lacklustre is (british).

lethargic

English

Alternative forms

* lethargick (obsolete)

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • sluggish, slow
  • * {{quote-book
    • , year=1960 , author= , title=(Jeeves in the Offing) , section=chapter VII , passage=[That cat] hasn't caught a mouse since he was a slip of a kitten. Except when eating, he does nothing but sleep. Lethargic is the word that springs to the lips. If you cast an eye on him, you will see that he's asleep now.}}
  • indifferent, apathetic

    • Synonyms

    * torpid * lazy * unmoving

    Related terms

    * alethic, alethiology, philalethia * lethargy * Lethe

    lacklustre

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • (British)
    • British English forms