languish
[ lang-gwish ]
/ ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ /
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verb (used without object)
noun
the act or state of languishing.
a tender, melancholy look or expression.
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Origin of languish
OTHER WORDS FROM languish
lan·guish·er, nounWords nearby languish
langue d'oïl, languet, languette, languid, languidly, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur
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British Dictionary definitions for languish
languish
/ (ˈlæŋɡwɪʃ) /
verb (intr)
to lose or diminish in strength or energy
(often foll by for) to be listless with desire; pine
to suffer deprivation, hardship, or neglectto languish in prison
to put on a tender, nostalgic, or melancholic expression
Derived forms of languish
languishing, adjectivelanguishingly, adverblanguishment, nounWord Origin for languish
C14 languishen, from Old French languiss-, stem of languir, ultimately from Latin languēre
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