Languid

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Adjective 1.1.1 Synonyms 1.1.2 Related terms 1.2 References

English

Adjective

languid

1. Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
   • Jonathan Swift — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
2. Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.

Synonyms

• exhausted
• faint
• listless
• weak
• weary

Related terms

• languish
• languor
• languorous

References

• The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911, online at [1]

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