languid

[ lang-gwid ]
/ ˈlæŋ gwɪd /
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adjective

lacking in vigor or vitality; slack or slow: a languid manner.
lacking in spirit or interest; listless; indifferent.
drooping or flagging from weakness or fatigue; faint.

Origin of languid

First recorded in 1590–1600, languid is from the Latin word languidus faint. See languish, -id4

SYNONYMS FOR languid

1 inactive, inert, sluggish, torpid.
2 spiritless.
3 weak, feeble, weary, exhausted, debilitated.
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OTHER WORDS FROM languid

Words nearby languid

langue de chat, languedoc, languedoc-roussillon, languet, languette, languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous

Words related to languidly

sluggishly, indifferently, slowly, weakly, listlessly

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British Dictionary definitions for languidly

languid
/ (ˈlæŋɡwɪd) /

adjective

without energy or spirit
without interest or enthusiasm
sluggish; inactive

Derived forms of languid

languidly, adverb languidness, noun

Word Origin for languid

C16: from Latin languidus, from languēre to languish