Result from Foreign Dictionaries (2 entries found)
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Inanition \In`a*ni"tion\, n. [F. inanition, L. inanitio
emptiness, fr. inanire to empty, fr. inanis empty. Cf.
{Inane}.]
The condition of being inane; emptiness; lack of fullness, as
in the vessels of the body; hence, specifically, exhaustion
from lack of food, either from partial or complete
starvation, or from a disorder of the digestive apparatus,
producing the same result.
[1913 Webster]
Feeble from inanition, inert from weariness. --Landor.
[1913 Webster]
Repletion and inanition may both do harm in two
contrary extremes. --Burton.
[1913 Webster]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
inanition
n 1: weakness characterized by a lack of vitality or energy
[syn: {inanition}, {lassitude}, {lethargy}, {slackness}]
2: exhaustion resulting from lack of food
แสดงได้ทั้งความหมายของคำเดี่ยว และคำผสม ได้อย่างถูกต้อง
เช่น Secretary of State=รัฐมนตรีต่างประเทศของสหรัฐฯ (ในภาพตัวอย่าง),
High school=โรงเรียนมัธยมปลาย
