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View synonyms for languor
languor
[ lang-ger ]
noun
- lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
- lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation.
- physical weakness or faintness.
- emotional softness or tenderness.
languor
/ ˈlæŋɡə /
noun
- physical or mental laziness or weariness
- a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation
- oppressive silence or stillness
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Word History and Origins
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Word History and Origins
Origin of languor1
C14 langour, via Old French from Latin languor, from languēre to languish; the modern spelling is directly from Latin
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Example Sentences
There was no active disease, indeed, but a general languor and weakness, which foretokened dissolution.
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That vast perpetual movement ceases; a sort of drowsiness and languor overspreads it; and it seems weary and about to rest.
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The languor which had weighed upon her so long had all of once given way to boisterous activity.
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Fifteen months after these memorable words, Bizarre expired of languor and exhaustion.
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After spending an hour or two in an atmosphere of this kind, we found ourselves perceptibly affected with languor and dizziness.
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