Languor Definition

lănggər, lăngər
noun
A lack of vigor or vitality; weakness.
Webster's New World
A lack of interest or spirit; feeling of listlessness; indifference.
Webster's New World
A dreamy, lazy, or sensual quality, as of expression.
American Heritage
Oppressive stillness, especially of the air.
The languor of a hot July afternoon.
American Heritage
The condition of being still, sluggish, or dull.
Webster's New World

Other Word Forms of Languor

Noun

Singular:
languor
Plural:
languors

Origin of Languor

  • From the Middle English langour, langor, from the Old French langueur, from Latin languor (“faintness, languor”), from languere (“to feel faint, languish”).

    From Wiktionary

  • Middle English from Old French from Latin from languēre to be languid languish

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

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