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lan·guid
(lăng′gwĭd)adj.
1.
a. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; listless: feeling languid from a fever.
b. Slow-moving or weak in force: languid breezes.
2. Showing little or no vitality or animation: languid prose.
3. Characterized by or conducive to indolence or inactivity: a languid afternoon.
[French languide, from Latin languidus, from languēre, to be languid; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.]
lan′guid·ly adv.
lan′guid·ness n.
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languid
(ˈlæŋɡwɪd)adj
1. without energy or spirit
2. without interest or enthusiasm
3. sluggish; inactive
[C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish]
ˈlanguidly adv
ˈlanguidness n
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lan•guid
(ˈlæŋ gwɪd)adj.
1. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
2. lacking in spirit or interest; listless.
3. drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
lan′guid•ly, adv.
lan′guid•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | languid - lacking spirit or liveliness; "a lackadaisical attempt"; "a languid mood"; "a languid wave of the hand"; "a hot languorous afternoon" lethargic - deficient in alertness or activity; "bullfrogs became lethargic with the first cold nights" |
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languid
adjective inactive, lazy, indifferent, lethargic, weary, sluggish, inert, uninterested, listless, unenthusiastic, languorous, lackadaisical, torpid, spiritless He's a large languid man with a round and impassive face.
strong, active, vigorous, energetic, tireless, alive and kicking
strong, active, vigorous, energetic, tireless, alive and kicking
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languid
adjectiveLacking energy and vitality or showing such a lack:
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Translations
خافِت، هامِد، ضَعيف
malátný
sløv
magnlaus, òreyttur
apsunkęs
apātisksgurdensrāms
dermansızhalsiz
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languid
adj → träge; gesture → müde, matt; manner → lässig, gelangweilt; walk → lässig, schlendernd; voice → müde
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languid
[ˈlæŋgwɪd] adj (liter) (graceful, affected) → languido/a; (indolent) → fiacco/aCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
languid
(ˈlӕŋgwid) adjective without liveliness or energy.
ˈlanguidly adverbKernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
languid
a. lánguido-a, débil, flojo-a; decaído-a.
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