noun
( -es )
Etymology: Middle English sluggusnes, from sluggus sluggish + -nes -ness
: the quality or state of being sluggish: as
a. : disinclination to activity : indolence
mental sluggishness
b. : slowness of movement
silt adding to the sluggishness of the creek
c. : economic stagnancy
the post-holiday sluggishness of department store sales