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languorous

[ lang-ger-uhs ]

adjective

  1. characterized by languor; languid.
  2. inducing languor:

    languorous fragrance.



ˈԲܴǰdzܲ

/ ˈæŋɡəə /

adjective

  1. characterized by or producing languor
  2. another word for languid
“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

  • ˈԲܴǰdzܲness, noun
  • ˈԲܴǰdzܲly, adverb
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Other yvlog Forms

  • gܴǰ·dzܲ· adverb
  • gܴǰ·dzܲ·Ա noun
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of languorous1

First recorded in 1480–90; languor + -ous
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Cooked, it mellows into some like a sautéed onion: soft, loose, languorous, curling in on itself as its flavor deepens.

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And smash the pitch clock — this fan wants to keep the game languorous and unexpected.

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His languorous voice can tend towards the melancholy, but the lyrics are full of hope.

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The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.

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Contrary to the stereotypes, the city’s pace can be chill, but it’s not languorous by any means.

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