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languid

[ lang-gwid ]

adjective

  1. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow:

    a languid manner.

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  2. lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.

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  3. drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

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languid

/ ˈæŋɡɪ /

adjective

  1. without energy or spirit
  2. without interest or enthusiasm
  3. sluggish; inactive
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈԲܾ, adverb
  • ˈԲܾԱ, noun
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Other yvlog Forms

  • ·ܾ· adverb
  • ·ܾ·Ա noun
  • ܲ··ܾ adjective
  • un··ܾ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of languid1

First recorded in 1590–1600, languid is from the Latin word languidus “fԳ”; languish, -id 4
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of languid1

C16: from Latin languidus, from Բŧ to languish
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Its effects, including a languid euphoria with light hallucinations, were quickly noted.

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She characterized those years in her autobiography as: “Desultory intellectual chitchat, drugs, hip aristocrats, languid dilettantes and high naughtiness. I knew I was on my path!”

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Punctuated by languid guitar lines, this sadder-than-sad gem creates the perfect backdrop for her gorgeous voice to shine through.

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But she added that Judge Cannon had put herself outside the normal boundaries with her languid pace and her willingness to grant a sober audience to several of Mr. Trump’s “meshuggeneh motions.”

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Mats Hummels, a fixture in the lineup a decade ago, was spraying languid passes with the outside of his foot.

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