languorous

[lang-ger-uhs]

adjective

1. characterized by languor; languid.

2. inducing languor.

   languorous fragrance.

ˈlanguorous

/ ˈlæŋɡərəs /

adjective

1. characterized by or producing languor

2. another word for languid

Other Word Forms

• languorousness noun
• languorously adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of ˈlanguorous¹

First recorded in 1480–90; languor + -ous

Example Sentences

It was an emotional performance, with Balsom producing a beautifully rounded tone during the slower, languorous movements before switching into high gear for the dazzling pyrotechnics of the closing Rondo.

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Cooked, it mellows into some like a sautéed onion: soft, loose, languorous, curling in on itself as its flavor deepens.

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And smash the pitch clock — this fan wants to keep the game languorous and unexpected.

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His languorous voice can tend towards the melancholy, but the lyrics are full of hope.

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The rhymed verse the characters speak in doesn’t at all hinder them from expressing themselves colloquially, in idioms that sound better with a languorous Southern lilt.

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Related Words

• lackadaisical 
• laid-back 
• leisurely 
• unhurried