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Meaning of 'languish' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Languish [ n.]
- See Languishiment.
2 . Languish [ v. i.]
- To become languid or weak; to lose strength or animation; to be or become dull, feeble or spiritless; to pine away; to wither or fade.
- To assume an expression of weariness or tender grief, appealing for sympathy.
- To cause to droop or pine.

Meaning of 'languish' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . languish [ v]
Meaning (1):
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
Example in sentence:
  • After her husband died, she just pined away
Meaning (2):
- have a desire for something or someone who is not present
Example in sentence:
  • I am pining for my lover;
  • She ached for a cigarette
Meaning (3):
- become feeble
Example in sentence:
  • The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon

Nearby Words:

lanarkite lanary lanate lanated lance lance fish lanced lancegay lancegaye lancelet

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