languid
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gwɪd adjective
1.
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
2.
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
3.
drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
Related forms
lan·guid·ly, adverb
lan·guid·ness, noun
un·lan·guid, adjective
un·lan·guid·ly, adverb
un·lan·guid·ness, noun
Synonyms
1. inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid. 2. spiritless. 3. weak, feeble, weary, exhausted, debilitated.
1. inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid. 2. spiritless. 3. weak, feeble, weary, exhausted, debilitated.
Antonyms
1. active, energetic. 3. vigorous.
1. active, energetic. 3. vigorous.
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| —adj | |
| 1. | without energy or spirit |
| 2. | without interest or enthusiasm |
| 3. | sluggish; inactive |
| [C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish] | |
| 'languidly | |
| —adv | |
| 'languidness | |
| —n | |
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Word Origin & History
languid
1590s, from L. languidus "faint, listless," from languere "be weak or faint," from PIE base *(s)leg- "to be slack" (see lax). Related: Languidly.
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Example sentences
His notes are neither languid nor forced, but remarkably varied and spontaneous.
The tension builds slowly, through languid takes and steady framing, as strong emotions simmer below the surface.
Another, the languid downpour, floods the streets and leaves rainbows hanging in the distance.
My mid-morning snack cost about three dollars, a delicious if atypical meal for an incredibly hot and languid summer day.
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