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languor - Meaning and Examples

Meaning of 'languor' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Languor [ n.]
- A state of the body or mind which is caused by exhaustion of strength and characterized by a languid feeling; feebleness; lassitude; laxity.
- Any enfeebling disease.
- Listless indolence; dreaminess. Pope.

Meaning of 'languor' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . languor [ n]
Meaning (1):
- oppressively still air
Example in sentence:
  • Summer shows all the languor of a hot, breezeless day as the dancer lazily brushes her hand over her brow;
  • the afternoon was hot, quiet, and heavy with languor
Meaning (2):
- inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy
Example in sentence:
  • the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends

Nearby Words:

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