languidness

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Etymology[edit]

languid +‎ -ness

Noun[edit]

languidness (uncountable)

  1. The property of being languid.
    Synonym: languidity
    • 2005, Helen Oyeyemi, The Icarus Girl, Bloomsbury, page 70:
      There was some languidness latent in the Nigerian atmosphere that made her forget the meaning of time passing.

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