lan·guor·ous

[lang-ger-uhs]
adjective
1.
characterized by languor; languid.
2.
inducing languor: languorous fragrance.

Origin:
1480–90; languor + -ous

lan·guor·ous·ly, adverb
lan·guor·ous·ness, noun
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languorous (ˈlæŋɡərəs) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
adj
1.  characterized by or producing languor
2.  another word for languid
 
languorously
 
adv
 
languorousness
 
n

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Languorous is always a great word to know.
So is zedonk. Does it mean:
a screen or mat covered with a dark material for shielding a camera lens from excess light or glare.
the offspring of a zebra and a donkey.
Example sentences
Our days were languorous and uneventful, but they flew by.
Cut away at the rear to reveal a tattoo at the small of her back, the dress
  suggested a languorous night in the honeymoon suite.
Languorous weekday afternoons are the province of those deemed to be lacking in
  power.
Winter-bound bodies grow languorous and disciplined minds lose their trains of
  thought.
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