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Meaning of 'languid' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Languid [ a.]
- Drooping or flagging from exhaustion; indisposed to exertion; without animation; weak; weary; heavy; dull.
- Slow in progress; tardy.
- Promoting or indicating weakness or heaviness; as, a languid day.

Meaning of 'languid' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . languid [ s]
Meaning (1):
- lacking spirit or liveliness
Example in sentence:
  • a hot languorous afternoon;
  • a lackadaisical attempt;
  • a languid mood;
  • a languid wave of the hand

Nearby Words:

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