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languid

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lan·guid  (lnggwd)
adj.
1. Lacking energy or vitality; weak: a languid wave of the hand.
2. Showing little or no spirit or animation; listless: a languid mood.
3. Lacking vigor or force; slow: languid breezes.

[French languide, from Latin languidus, from langure, to be languid; see slg- in Indo-European roots.]

languid·ly adv.
languid·ness n.

languid
Adjective
lacking energy; dreamy and inactive [Latin languere to languish]
languidly adv
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.languid - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon"
lethargic, unenrgetic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

languid
Translations
Spanish languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlánguido
French languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlanguissant(e)langoureux/euse
German languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjträge, matt
Italian languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlanguente, languido/a

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When to the lake's sun-dimpled marge the bright procession wends, The languid lilies raise their heads as though to greet their friends; When down the river-banks they roam, The white moon-lady leads them home.
Ah I ever I behold Thy dreamy, passionate eyes, Blue as the languid skies
Hence the one provokes and incites the most languid appetite, and the other turns and palls that which is the sharpest and keenest.
 
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