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lan⋅guor⋅ous

  [lang-ger-uhs]
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–adjective
1. characterized by languor; languid.
2. inducing languor: languorous fragrance.
Origin:
1480–90; languor + -ous

Related forms:
lan⋅guor⋅ous⋅ly, adverb
lan⋅guor⋅ous⋅ness, noun
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lan·guor   (lāng'gər, lāng'ər)   
n.  
  1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness. See Synonyms at lethargy.
  2. A dreamy, lazy mood or quality: "It was hot, yet with a sweet languor about it" (Theodore Dreiser).
  3. Oppressive quiet or stillness.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from languēre, to be languid; see languish.]
lan'guor·ous adj., lan'guor·ous·ly adv., lan'guor·ous·ness n.
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Languorous

Lan"guor*ous\, a. [From Languor: cf. F. langoureux.] Producing, or tending to produce, languor; characterized by languor. [Obs. or Poetic]

Whom late I left in languorous constraint. --Spenser.

To wile the length from languorous hours, and draw The sting from pain. --Tennyson.
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