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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024lan•guid /ˈlæŋgwɪd/USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in liveliness or interest;
slack;
listless:a languid effort. - drooping or slowing down from weakness or fatigue;
faint:feeling languid from the heat.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024lan•guid (lang′gwid),USA pronunciation adj. - lacking in vigor or vitality;
slack or slow:a languid manner. - lacking in spirit or interest;
listless;
indifferent. - drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue;
faint.
- Latin languidus faint. See languish, -id4
- 1590–1600
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid.
- 2.See corresponding entry in Unabridged spiritless.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged weak, feeble, weary, exhausted, debilitated.
- 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged active, energetic.
- 3.See corresponding entry in Unabridged vigorous.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: languid /ˈlæŋɡwɪd/ adj - without energy or spirit
- without interest or enthusiasm
- sluggish; inactive
Etymology: 16th Century: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languishˈlanguidly adv ˈlanguidness n |