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languishment

[ lang-gwish-muhnt ]

/ ˈlæŋ gwɪʃ mənt /

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noun Archaic.

the act or state of languishing.

a languishing expression.

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Origin of languishment

First recorded in 1535–45; languish + -ment

Words nearby languishment

languette, languid, languidly, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-, Laniakea

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How to use languishment in a sentence

Sophia's beauty, which derived piquancy from a certain Oriental languishment of manner, was every where the theme of admiration.
The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction|Various
In whom can hardness of heart, sloth, rancour, languishment stand before that name?
The Mediaeval Mind (Volume I of II)|Henry Osborn Taylor
Without health life is only a languishment and an image of death.
Gargantua and Pantagruel, Complete.|Francois Rabelais
There is more in disease than the mere pang and languishment.
Hypolympia|Edmund Gosse

He seems to have wasted life in discontent, by the rage of neglected pride, and the languishment of unsatisfied desire.
The Works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. in Nine Volumes|Samuel Johnson