languorous

[ lang-ger-uhs ]
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adjective
  1. characterized by languor; languid.

  2. inducing languor: languorous fragrance.

Origin of languorous

1
First recorded in 1480–90; languor + -ous

Other words from languorous

  • lan·guor·ous·ly, adverb
  • lan·guor·ous·ness, noun

Words Nearby languorous

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How to use languorous in a sentence

  • A languorous, redolent air just stirred the waving grain, on which rested a glossy shimmer.

    Under the Rose | Frederic Stewart Isham
  • A lime tree, whose leaves were stirred by the languorous breeze, kept tapping against the window.

    Mr. Grex of Monte Carlo | E. Phillips Oppenheim

British Dictionary definitions for languorous

languorous

/ (ˈlæŋɡərəs) /


adjective
  1. characterized by or producing languor

  2. another word for languid

Derived forms of languorous

  • languorously, adverb
  • languorousness, noun

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