languid

[ lang-gwid ]
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adjective
  1. lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.

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

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

Origin of languid

1
First recorded in 1590–1600, languid is from the Latin word languidus “faint”; see languish, -id4

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Opposites for languid

Other words from languid

  • lan·guid·ly, adverb
  • lan·guid·ness, noun
  • un·lan·guid, adjective
  • un·lan·guid·ness, noun

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British Dictionary definitions for languid

languid

/ (ˈlæŋɡwɪd) /


adjective
  1. without energy or spirit

  2. without interest or enthusiasm

  1. sluggish; inactive

Origin of languid

1
C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish

Derived forms of languid

  • languidly, adverb
  • languidness, noun

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