Languor meaning

lănggər, lăngər

Lack of physical or mental energy; listlessness.

noun

A lack of vigor or vitality; weakness.

noun

The definition of languor is a lack of energy, interest or movement.

An example of languor is someone sitting on the couch watching television all day.

noun

A dreamy, lazy, or sensual quality, as of expression.

noun

Oppressive stillness, especially of the air.

The languor of a hot July afternoon.

noun

(uncountable) A state of the body or mind caused by exhaustion or disease and characterized by a languid feeling: lassitude.

Languor of convalescence.

noun

(countable) Listless indolence; dreaminess.

A certain languor in the air hinted at an early summer -- James Purdy.

noun

(uncountable) Dullness, sluggishness; lack of vigor; stagnation.

From languor she passed to the lightest vivacity -- Elinor Wylie.

noun

A lack of interest or spirit; feeling of listlessness; indifference.

noun

The condition of being still, sluggish, or dull.

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Origin of languor

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

From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
From the Middle English langour, langor, from the Old French langueur, from Latin languor (“faintness, languor”), from languere (“to feel faint, languish”).

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