languid
[ lang-gwid ]
/ ˈlæŋ gwɪd /
adjective
lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.
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languid
/ (ˈlæŋɡwɪd) /
adjective
without energy or spirit
without interest or enthusiasm
sluggish; inactive
Derived Formslanguidly, adverblanguidness, noun
Word Origin for languid
C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish
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Word Origin and History for languid
languid
1590s, from Middle French languide (16c.) and directly from Latin languidus "faint, listless," from languere "be weak or faint," from PIE root *(s)leg- "to be slack" (see lax). Related: Languidly; languidness.
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