languor

lan·guor  (lnggr, lngr)

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.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin, from langure, to be languid; see languish.]

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languor·ous adj.

languor·ous·ly adv.

languor·ous·ness n.

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languor [ˈlæŋgə]

n

1. physical or mental laziness or weariness

2. a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation

3. oppressive silence or stillness

[C14 langour, via Old French from Latin languor, from languēre to languish; the modern spelling is directly from Latin]

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languor - Any distressed condition, such as illness, sorrow, fatigue, etc.

See also related terms for illness.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	languor - a relaxed comfortable feeling dreaminess easiness, relaxation - a feeling of refreshing tranquility and an absence of tension or worry; "the easiness we feel when sleeping"
	2.	languor - a feeling of lack of interest or energy listlessness, lassitude apathy - an absence of emotion or enthusiasm
	3.	languor - inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy; "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends" lethargy, phlegm, sluggishness, flatness inertia, inactiveness, inactivity - a disposition to remain inactive or inert; "he had to overcome his inertia and get back to work"

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languor

noun

1. lethargy, weakness, fatigue, apathy, inertia, frailty, weariness, ennui, torpor, heaviness, lassitude, debility, feebleness, listlessness, faintness, enervation She, in her languor, had not troubled to eat much.

2. (Literary) relaxation, laziness, sloth, drowsiness, sleepiness, indolence, dreaminess, lotus-eating She savoured the pleasant languor, the dreamy tranquillity.

3. stillness, silence, calm, hush, lull, oppressiveness a sleepy haven of rural languor

Translations

languor [ˈlæŋgəʳ] N → languidez f

languor [ˈlæŋgə^r] n → langueur f

languor

n (= indolence) → Trägheit f, → Schläfrigkeit f; (= weakness) → Mattigkeit f, → Schlappheit f; (emotional) → Stumpfheit f, → Apathie f

languor [ˈlæŋgəʳ] n (liter) → languore m