† languescentadj.

Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin languēscent-, languēscēns, languēscere.

Etymology: < classical Latin languēscent-, languēscēns, present participle of languēscere to become weak or feeble, to fall sick, to become apathetic < languēre (see languish v.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (læŋgwe·sĕnt) /læŋˈɡwɛsənt/.

Obsolete.

Growing faint, weak, or languid.

ΘΚΠ

the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > feeble or faint

swownc1000

faintc1320

languishinga1325

faltering1549

drooping1553

fainting1558

languished1577

swooning1646

weaka1707

languescent1837

the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming weak

languishinga1325

languescent1837

1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. xi. 76 Scarcely have the languescent mercenary Fifteen Thousand laid down their tools.

1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 18 In massive ease and power Languescent.

1881 H. W. Bellows Let. 21 Aug. in New Eng. Q. 43 (1970) 77 [The] stifling air of elegant trifling & polished, languescent worldliness.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021).

单词	languescent
释义	† languescentadj. Origin: A borrowing from Latin. Etymons: Latin languēscent-, languēscēns, languēscere. Etymology: < classical Latin languēscent-, languēscēns, present participle of languēscere to become weak or feeble, to fall sick, to become apathetic < languēre (see languish v.) + -ēscere (see -escent suffix). N.E.D. (1901) gives the pronunciation as (læŋgwe·sĕnt) /læŋˈɡwɛsənt/. Obsolete. Growing faint, weak, or languid. ΘΚΠ the world > physical sensation > sleeping and waking > weariness or exhaustion > [adjective] > feeble or faint swownc1000 faintc1320 languishinga1325 faltering1549 drooping1553 fainting1558 languished1577 swooning1646 weaka1707 languescent1837 the world > action or operation > manner of action > lack of violence, severity, or intensity > [adjective] > becoming weak languishinga1325 languescent1837 1837 T. Carlyle French Revol. II. i. xi. 76 Scarcely have the languescent mercenary Fifteen Thousand laid down their tools. 1855 P. J. Bailey Mystic 18 In massive ease and power Languescent. 1881 H. W. Bellows Let. 21 Aug. in New Eng. Q. 43 (1970) 77 [The] stifling air of elegant trifling & polished, languescent worldliness. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2008; most recently modified version published online June 2021). < adj.1837
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