languorous

lan·guor

 (lăng′gər, lăng′ər)

n.

1. Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness: "the languor of the men, induced by the heat" (Herman Melville). See Synonyms at lethargy.

2. A dreamy, lazy, or sensual quality, as of expression: "the clarity of her complexion, the length and languor of her eyelashes" (Jhumpa Lahiri).

3. Oppressive stillness, especially of the air: the languor of a hot July afternoon.

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

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lan′guor·ous adj.

lan′guor·ous·ly adv.

lan′guor·ous·ness n.

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languorous

(ˈlæŋɡərəs)

adj

1. characterized by or producing languor

2. another word for languid

ˈlanguorously adv

ˈlanguorousness n

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lan•guor•ous

(ˈlæŋ gər əs)

adj.

1. characterized by languor; languid.

2. inducing languor: languorous fragrance.

[1480–90]

lan′guor•ous•ly, adv.

lan′guor•ous•ness, n.

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Thesaurus

Adj.

1.

languorous - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" lackadaisical, languid, dreamy lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights"

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languorous

adjective

Lacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:

flagging, lackadaisical, languid, leaden, limp, listless, lymphatic, spiritless.

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Translations

languido

languorous

[ˈlæŋgərəs] ADJ → lánguido

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languorous

[ˈlæŋgərəs] adj → alangui(e)

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languorous

adj → träge, schläfrig; heat → schläfrig, wohlig; feeling → wohlig; music → schmelzend; rhythm, metre → gleitend, getragen; tone, voice → schläfrig; a languorous beauty → eine schwüle Schönheit

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languorous

[ˈlæŋgərəs] adj (liter) → languido/a

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