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1.
lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.
2.
lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation.
3.
physical weakness or faintness.
4.
emotional softness or tenderness.
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languor
c.1300, "disease, distress, mental suffering," from O.Fr. languor, from L. languorem (nom. languor) "faintness, feebleness, lassitude," from languere "be weak or faint" (see lax). Sense shifted to "faintness, weariness" (1650s) and "habitual want of energy" (1825). Related: Languorous.
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