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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
languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlánguido

languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlanguissant(e)langoureux/euse

languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjträge, matt

languid [ˈlæŋgwɪd] adjlanguente, languido/a

languid
adj languid [ˈlӕŋgwid]
without liveliness or energy. lusteloos خافِت، هامِد، ضَعيف безжизнен malátný sløv matt αποχαυνωμένος lánguido rammetu بی حال؛ ضعیف raukea languissant חֲסַר מֶרֶץ ढीला, निरुत्साह mlitav, mlak bágyadt lesu magnlaus, þreyttur languido ものうい 나른한 lėtas, apsunkęs gurdens; apātisks; rāms tidak bermaya futloos slapp, sløv, treg ospały lânguido apatic, fără vlagă вялый malátny medel usporen slapp, matt เฉื่อยชา halsiz, dermansız 倦怠的 кволий; млявий بے جان uể oải
adv languidly
traag بصورةٍ خافِتَه أو هامِدَه безжизнено mdle sløvt matt άτονα lánguidamente rammetult با سستی raukeasti languissamment בְּלֵאוּת उत्साहहीन तरीके से mlitavo, mlako bágyadtan dengan lesu magnleysislega, þreytulega languidamente ものうげに 나른하게 sunkiai, nerangiai gurdeni; apātiski; rāmi dengan tidak bermaya futloos slapt, sløvt, tregt ociężale languidamente fără vlagă вяло mdlo medlo usporeno slappt, matt อ่อนแรง isteksizce 無精打采地 мляво; апатично سستی سے một cách uể oải


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Despite the apathy, languidness, and ignorance of man, nature (God) still suffuses the earth with a dazzling life:
The busy strings that undercut ``Angel'' or the cluttered languidness of ``I Love You,'' for instance, taint otherwise wrenching songs.
 
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