languishment

[ lang-gwish-muhnt ]

/ ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ mənt /

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the act or state of languishing.

a languishing expression.

Origin of languishment

First recorded in 1535–45; languish + -ment

languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-, Laniakea

There is more in disease than the mere pang and languishment.
Hypolympia|Edmund Gosse
He seems to have wasted life in discontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languishment of unsatisfied desire.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes|Samuel Johnson
Without health life is only a languishment and an image of death.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
In whom can hardness of heart, sloth, rancour, languishment stand before that name?
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor

单词	languishment
释义	languishment [ lang-gwish-muhnt ] / ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ mənt / SEE SYNONYMS FOR languishment ON THESAURUS.COM noun Archaic. the act or state of languishing. a languishing expression. Origin of languishment First recorded in 1535–45; languish + -ment Words nearby languishment languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-, Laniakea Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for languishment There is more in disease than the mere pang and languishment. Hypolympia\|Edmund Gosse He seems to have wasted life in discontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languishment of unsatisfied desire. The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes\|Samuel Johnson Without health life is only a languishment and an image of death. Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.\|Francois Rabelais In whom can hardness of heart, sloth, rancour, languishment stand before that name? The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)\|Henry Osborn Taylor Words related to languishment ennui, fatigue, boredom, tedium, languor, lethargy, lassitude, monotony
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