languor

[ lang-ger ]

/ ˈlæŋ gər /

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noun

lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.

lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation.

physical weakness or faintness.

emotional softness or tenderness.

Words nearby languor

languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-, laniakea, laniard

Origin of languor

1250–1300; < Latin (see languish, -or¹); replacing Middle English langour sickness, woe < Old French < Latin

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Examples from the Web for languor

The attorney was in that state of fatigue of body and languor of mind in which the least trifle amuses.
The Castle Inn|Stanley John Weyman
On this occasion Leon showed nothing of that languor which he had previously affected.
The Living Link|James De Mille
"See what this man says: 'If you will only deign to grant me one half-hour,'" she repeated, with an imitation of languor.
Sister Carrie|Theodore Dreiser
The hour that precedes retirement for the night, when the early luxury of languor begins to take possession of the senses?
The Knickerbocker, or New-York Monthly Magazine, February 1844|Various

There is a hush, and the sweetest song ever sung by sirens is heard, full of languor and soft seductiveness.
Richard Wagner|John F. Runciman

British Dictionary definitions for languor

languor

/ (ˈlæŋɡə) /

noun

physical or mental laziness or weariness

a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation

oppressive silence or stillness

Word Origin for languor

C14 langour, via Old French from Latin languor, from languēre to languish; the modern spelling is directly from Latin

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