- without vigor or vitality; drooping; weak
- without interest or spirit; listless; indifferent
- sluggish; dull; slow
Origin of languid
French languide from Classical Latin languidus from languere, to be weary, akin to laxus: see lax
A girl floats languidly in a pool.
The definition of languid is lazily, slowly or weakly.
An example of languid is slowly swimming laps in the pool.
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languid
adjective
- a. Lacking energy or disinclined to exert effort; listless: feeling languid from a fever.b. Slow-moving or weak in force: languid breezes.
- Showing little or no vitality or animation: languid prose.
- Characterized by or conducive to indolence or inactivity: a languid afternoon.
Origin of languid
French languide from Latin languidus from languēre to be languid ; see slēg- in Indo-European roots.Related Forms:
- lan′guid·ly
adverb
- lan′guid·ness
noun
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Adjective
(comparative more languid, superlative most languid)
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See also: lànguidFrom Latin languidus (“faint, weak, dull, sluggish, languid”).
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Sentence Examples
- A slow, languid smile crossed his features, one that made her body flush and ache for him.
- The heat makes Helen languid and quiet.
- He turned with her, watching her languid walk.
- "No?" he asked, approaching her with a languid walk that stirred her blood.
- Later, in that languid time between lovemaking and the usual surrender to sleep, Cynthia remained awake.
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