languid

See also lànguid

English

Pronunciation

• IPA: /ˈlæŋ.gwɪd/

Etymology

From Latin languidus (“faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid”).

Adjective

languid (comparative more languid, superlative most languid)

1. Lacking enthusiasm, energy, or strength; drooping or flagging from weakness, fatigue, or lack of energy; indisposed to exertion; sluggish; relaxed: as, languid movements; languid breathing.
   • Jonathan Swift — As love without esteem is capricious and volatile; esteem without love is languid and cold.
2. Heavy; dull; dragging; wanting spirit or animation; listless; apathetic.

Translations

lacking enthusiasm, energy or strength

Catalan: lànguid (ca) Finnish: veltto (fi) Italian: languido (it) Polish: ospały, słaby, ociężały m.

Romanian: lânced (ro) Russian: вялый (ru) Spanish: lánguido (es)

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French: faiblard, faible, apathique (fr)

Synonyms

• exhausted
• faint
• listless
• weak
• weary

Related terms

• languish
• languor
• languorous

References

• languid in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911

Anagrams

• lauding