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languorous

[ lang-ger-uh s ]

/ ˈlæŋ gər əs /

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adjective

characterized by languor; languid.

inducing languor: languorous fragrance.

Origin of languorous

First recorded in 1480–90; languor + -ous

OTHER WORDS FROM languorous

lan·guor·ous·ly, adverb lan·guor·ous·ness, noun

Words nearby languorous

languid, languish, languishing, languishment, languor, languorous, langur, lani-, laniakea, laniard, laniary

Example sentences from the Web for languorous

Each work is a pithy marvel that captures the languorous excitement (and sometimes the radiant gloom) of a summer day to remember.

One Perfect Summer Day in Virginia Woolf, Saul Bellow and Others |Matt Seidel |September 25, 2013 |DAILY BEAST
The languorous passion of the South was her inheritance, and excitement mounted in her while she kept time to the melodious dance.

Oh, You Tex! |William Macleod Raine
Sleek, suave men and languorous, desirable women sit amid elaborations, sleep and breed in ornamental beds.

Erik Dorn |Ben Hecht
By turns they were dolent, forsaken, languorous, and haughty.

L-bas |J. K. Huysmans

The languorous music floated into the hall, and the trees whispered from the garden through the open door.

The Four Feathers |A. E. W. Mason
The breath of blown Peonies scents the summer air along with the languorous odor of the mock-orange flowers.

A Garden with House Attached |Sarah Warner Brooks

British Dictionary definitions for languorous

languorous

/ (ˈlæŋɡərəs) /

adjective

characterized by or producing languor

another word for languid

Derived forms of languorous

languorously, adverb languorousness, noun