languor

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noun
  1. lack of energy or vitality; sluggishness.

  2. lack of spirit or interest; listlessness; stagnation.

  1. physical weakness or faintness.

  2. emotional softness or tenderness.

Origin of languor

1
1250–1300; <Latin (see languish, -or1); replacing Middle English langour sickness, woe <Old French <Latin

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British Dictionary definitions for languor

languor

/ (ˈlæŋɡə) /


noun
  1. physical or mental laziness or weariness

  2. a feeling of dreaminess and relaxation

  1. oppressive silence or stillness

Origin of languor

1
C14 langour, via Old French from Latin languor, from languēre to languish; the modern spelling is directly from Latin

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