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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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Example Sentences
- In a reversal of the opening scene, the states of mind moved languidly with the streamers while the senses twitched with anxiety.
- But not in the sense that he comes across as languidly aristocratic, or squire-ish.
- Genuine smiles tend to come on the face relatively languidly and go off the face in the same kind of way.
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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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