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languorous
lan·guor L0042200 (lăng′gər, lăng′ər)n.1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness: "the languor of the men, induced by the heat" (Herman Melville). See Synonyms at lethargy.2. A dreamy, lazy, or sensual quality, as of expression: "the clarity of her complexion, the length and languor of her eyelashes" (Jhumpa Lahiri).3. Oppressive stillness, especially of the air: the languor of a hot July afternoon.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from languēre, to be languid; see languish.]
lan′guor·ous adj.lan′guor·ous·ly adv.lan′guor·ous·ness n.languorous (ˈlæŋɡərəs) adj1. characterized by or producing languor2. another word for languid ˈlanguorously adv ˈlanguorousness nlan•guor•ous (ˈlæŋ gər əs)
adj. 1. characterized by languor; languid. 2. inducing languor: languorous fragrance. [1480–90] lan′guor•ous•ly, adv. lan′guor•ous•ness, n. Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | languorous - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"lackadaisical, languid, dreamylethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
languorousadjectiveLacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:flagging, lackadaisical, languid, leaden, limp, listless, lymphatic, spiritless.TranslationsMedicalSeelanguorlanguorous
Related to languorous: preoccupied, ostentatiousSynonyms for languorousadj lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lackSynonyms- flagging
- lackadaisical
- languid
- leaden
- limp
- listless
- lymphatic
- spiritless
Synonyms for languorousadj lacking spirit or livelinessSynonyms- lackadaisical
- languid
- dreamy
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