Definition
Meaning of 'languish'
Meaning of 'languish' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Languish 
[ n.]
- See Languishiment. [ n.]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. [ v. i.]- 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]
[ v]Meaning (1):
- lose vigor, health, or flesh, as through grief
- 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
- 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
- become feeble
Example in sentence:
- The prisoner has been languishing for years in the dungeon
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