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languidness
[
lang
-gwid
]
lan·guid
/
ˈlæŋ
gwɪd
/
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[
lang
-gwid
]
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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.
Origin:
1590–1600;
<
Latin
languidus
faint.
See
languish
,
-id
4
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.
Antonyms
1.
active, energetic.
3.
vigorous.
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languid
(ˈlæŋɡwɪd)
—
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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